The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) website reports that over 200 young adults attending the annual Christian conference at Antiochian Village in Ligonier, Pennsylvania during the last week of December, 2009, listened as His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah challenged them to "shatter the idols" worshiped by today's society.
"The gods so many have been taught about don't exist," Metropolitan Jonah said in his keynote address, adding that only by surrendering to Jesus Christ can the true meaning of life be discovered.
Metropolitan Jonah also spoke on the importance of maintaining a serious prayer life, the centrality of the Resurrection as "the lens through which we see everything," the importance of engaging non-Orthodox Christian peers in exploring the faith, and the need for outreach ministries and mission work.
"In the end, however, it's all about salvation," the Metropolitan stated. "We have a wonderful gift, but we must share it."
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