Note: #FOMO means "Fear of Missing Out" and #YOLO means "You Only Live Once." These are accompanied by hashtags because their acronyms originated out of the ...Skiptomaincontent(pressEnter)BreadcrumbHomeWorship&InspirationWorshipWebLibraryWordsforWorshipResponsiveReadings#FOMOand#YOLO:AResponsiveReadingforthe21stCenturyChurchWorshipWeb#FOMOand#YOLO:AResponsiveReadingforthe21stCenturyChurchByScottMcNeillNote:#FOMOmeans"FearofMissingOut"and#YOLOmeans"YouOnlyLiveOnce."TheseareaccompaniedbyhashtagsbecausetheiracronymsoriginatedoutoftheTwitter-stylewriting(limitedto140characters,withhashtagsthatconnectyouwithotherpostsabouttheissue).Each#FOMOor#YOLOismeanttodenote"Voice1&2"or"Speaker/Congregation."Thelinesreadbythe#FOMOgrouparerepresentativeofthatperspective(thefearofmissingout);similarly,linesreadbythe#YOLOgroupexplorewhatit'sliketoembrace"YouOnlyLiveOnce"asyourphilosophy.#FOMO:Weseethepubliclivesofourfriendsandneighbors,andwonderifwearelivinguptoourpotential.#YOLO:Wefeeltheinnerdoubtsandquestions,andtrytolivelifefully—creatingthelifewewantbyourwordsanddeeds.#FOMO:Lifefeelslikeit’smovingtoofast;wecannotdoallthatwewantorneedtodo.Welongforusalltoslowdown.#YOLO:Lifeismovingtoofast;wehavebutoneshortlifetodoallthatcanbedone.Welongforusalltospeedup.#FOMO:Arewemissingoutbylivingthelifethatfeelstruetous?#YOLO:Arewemissingoutbydoingsomuchthatwecannotsimplyjustbe?#FOMO:Inthismoment,weletgoofexpectations,offears,ofworries—andweacceptthatlifeisexactlywhatitoughttobe.#YOLO:Inthismoment,weletgoofthepastandfuture,livingintothemoment,acceptingthatlifeisexactlyaswemakeit.Unison:Ourdifferentlivesrepresentdifferentthreads;eachacolorandtextureofitsown.Mayourlivesbewoventogether,becomingstrongerbyourconnectionsandbrighterbyourdiversity.