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The Lutheran Student Community of Penn State is an intentionally safe place – open to all students – regardless of faith background, church denominational history, economic status, political affiliation, ancestry, color, national origin, race, sexual orientation or gender identity, disability or handicap, political persuasion, age, or academic standing.
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There are plenty of opportunities with our community. Weekly worship is offered Thursdays on campus at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, as well as Sunday services in the morning and evening at Grace Lutheran Church on South Garner Street.
Need someone to talk to?
Don’t know what you believe? Struggling with relationships? Need a listening ear? If you are feeling distressed or troubled, if you can’t quite sort things out, if you just want to talk, you are welcome to contact our Campus Minister, Alicia Anderson. Part of why our staff is here is so that we can provide emotional, spiritual, and other support to students when they most need it!
Alicia is available by email at ara2@psu.edu or by text or phone at (814) 360-0601.
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gifts for following
This week’s gospel finds Jesus heading toward Jerusalem and confrontation with the religious and political leaders – a confrontation that leads to his execution. When the people of a Samaritan village along the way do not welcome him, two of his disciples offer to “command fire to come down from heaven and consume them.” Jesus rebukes them and simply moves
weekly prayer: 7/1
O God, You call me to follow. You invite me to embrace your priorities. You ask me to live love and peace. To seek joy and kindness. To strive for generosity and gentleness. To find faithfulness and self-control. You call me to be transformed by following you. Empower me as I keep trying this impossible task. Amen.
Luke 9 & Galatians 5
Luke 9:51-62 51 When the days drew near for [Jesus] to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; 53 but they did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 54 When his disciples James and John saw it, they
absurd moments
I am convinced that the people who first heard the healing story in this week’s gospel laughed at its absurd events. Jesus sails across the sea to a foreign land. Just as he steps off the boat, he encounters a man possessed by a legion of demons. They’ve been tormenting this man for a long time, driving him to live
weekly prayer: 6/24
God of absurd moments, You surprise me by turning up when I do not expect to find you. You are close when I am in danger. You are with me when I am overwhelmed. You are constant in a world of upheaval and change. Bring me healing and hope when I need them most. Transform me as I struggle and
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