Love Without Agenda

Ironically, I came into UCLA not wanting to get involved in any Christian group and here I am, writing to you as the president of Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship. I had simply wanted a place to worship and have my personal relationship with God, but I was tired of Christian people. I gave up on trying to find genuine people, who just love God and love people. I started generalizing that every church and every Christian group are the same, they have their agendas, want to increase in numbers, and pound rules into our lives. 

Then, my freshmen year roommate invited me to Chi Alpha. I remember my first service, the worship was amazing and the people were so welcoming. But I knew there was something else about Chi Alpha that caused me to keep coming back. Each time I gathered with them, it felt like one by one, my stereotypes of Christians were being stripped away. 

This year is my third year in Chi Alpha, and I not only want to reach out to UCLA students like me, but also to show that Chi Alpha is different. We are not trying to sell church or trying to sell rules. My past two years has been about building my relationship with God in the environment of Chi Alpha. And my personal relationship with God could not have grown as much as it has without this community of people, who so genuinely reflect the love of Christ. And I too want to learn to love like Christ, to love without agenda.