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Holy Spirit, Sometimes you come to me in a still small voice. Sometimes you surround me in a forceful wind. Open my mind and my heart to the ways you are moving in the world and the ways you are moving me. Show me where and how you are leading me to serve your world. Show me where and how

1When the day of Pentecost had come, [the apostles] were all together in one place. 2And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit

Take a second and bring to mind someone who loves you; family, friend, romantic partner, mentor.  Once you have them in mind, what are some of the ways you know they love you?  How do you experience their love?  A couple weeks ago in worship on campus, we spent time talking about the people who love us and how we

God of Love, Signs of your love are all around. The sun and the wind.  The seas and the mountains. The people in my life.  The gifts and opportunities that fill my life. The very breath I breathe. As I abide in your love, show me ways to love the people around me. Teach me to care for them, encourage

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 7 pmJoin PSU and LSC alumna LIbibby Baker-Mikesell (currently studying at United Lutheran Seminary) for a personal develpment workshop The Story of Esther: You were born for such a time as this. https://psu.zoom.us/j/94171301613?pwd=U0RzT25IVUxEY0FYMlh6NDFZc0Yydz09 Password: 736647

[Jesus said:] 9“As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. 10If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.  12“This

There is nothing like the feeling just after the semester ends.   Everything is done.  It may not have been perfect, but it is finally over.  Freedom. I can still remember the stress and worry that accompanied final exams and projects as the end of the semester approached in own my college days.  It was an almost physical sense of carrying

Interested in some virtual community this summer? LSC will be offering opportunites to gather for check-ins, discussions, book clubs, or online game nights . . . depending on what folks are interested in! Below you will find a survey to gather info about the overall activities you are interested in, as well as a second survey to gether info about

O God, I am grateful for the countless ways I encounter your love each day. Thank you for each sunrise and sunset. Thank you for the people who care about me. Thank you for the ways you help me grow and learn today. Thank you for your relentless forgiveness. You set aside my selfishness. You wash away my short sightedness.

I started to write a nice little reflection piece around the gospel reading for this week where Jesus talks about how important the main vine is to the branches that grow from it and to the fruit it bears.  Then, I caught myself and thought, “What am I doing? This is finals week. The semester is ending.  Graduation is this