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August always marks the beginning of the year for me.  After I return from vacation at the end of July, summer is winding down and the start of the academic year is close at hand.  It is time for me to get things in place for the return of students (yay!!) and finalize plans and arrangements.  August is the month

God of new beginnings, Help me as I make changes moving into this next chapter of my life. Help me shift and make room for things that I’ve realized are more important. Help me let go to things that are not helpful. Help me shape myself and my life around what I have learned these long months. Remind me that

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This week’s lesson from the Hebrew Bible is a story about the prophet Elijah.  He’s been working hard, doing what God has called him to do and things are overwhelming and kinda awful.  He goes into the wilderness (a place away from civilization where people may just encounter God) and sits down under the lone tree he encounters.  He is

4[Elijah] went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a solitary broom tree. He asked that he might die: “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.”5Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said to him, “Get

O God, I have had enough. These people are so frustrating and I’m sick of them. This work is too much, too hard, too useless for me to continue. I am done. Show me how to stop and find a new beginning. Help me inhale deeply, filling my body with the breath I need to see beyond my frustration and

Spend the night outdoors and support the State College agency working to provide shelter to people without homes AND have fun while doing it! Out Of the Cold (OOTC) works with people experiencing homelessness in partnership with local faith commuities to provide shelter in the cold months. We are participating in their “Sleep Out Weekend!” and helping raise funds for

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Most summers, my family takes a road trip to the Midwest.  We visit family and friends for a couple weeks, returning to places and people who have been important to us through the years.  We spend our time doing things we always do (visiting beloved people, biking favorite trails, eating at long-loved restaurants) as well as making new discoveries (exploring

O God, Thank you for the places I have called home. For the shelter and nurture found there. For the people who have cared for me and shared my life. For the community and lands that surround these places. For the ways these homes and their people have loved me and shaped me. As transitions come, help me to recall