Are you getting ready to graduate this May? Well, first of all, you are in our prayers as you take on these final months! We are praying for you as you take on all the transition from Penn State to life after graduation! We’d like to celebrate you a little with a post on our social media. All we ask …
Confession Prayer – praying contritely -Acknowledging our mistakes and shortcomings can be hard, but also be a relief. Admitting we are wrong frees us to try and do something different next time. When we confess, we invite forgiveness. God knows that we are human and make mistakes. Praying in confession this week: Consider and tell God something you regret doing …
13The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. 15Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers …
We’ve just about reached the middle of the semester and Spring Break is nearly here! Enjoy your time away from classes and deadlines! May you have time away from schoolwork to enjoy with friends and family! Lutheran Campus Ministry and Lutheran Student Community’s events will be on hiatus March 2 – March 10. See you back again the week of …
In Mark’s gospel this week, Jesus is talking to his disciples and predicts his rejection by the religious authorities, his death, and his rising. Peter doesn’t like it – Peter takes Jesus aside and scolds him, but Jesus is not having it. He comes right back at Peter, telling him that he is focused on “human things” rather than God’s …
You call me to follow you. It is not always easy. Guide me to set aside my own priorities for yours. Help me to love my neighbor and to reach out in compassion. Show me how to leave my assumptions and self-interest while caring for others. Teach me to see ways I can live out the love give me. Use …
Thanksgiving Prayer – Praying in Gratitude Since God is the source of everything, including our lives, prayers of gratitude are very common. When we give thanks, we remember the many ways God cares for and provides for us. Praying in gratitude this week: you can simply begin by saying “Thank you” and listing what you are grateful for. You can …
Mark 8:31-38 31[Jesus] began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.32He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter …
In scripture, the wilderness is a place of danger and trial. It’s a place where people encounter harsh challenges and a place where they also encounter God. In this week’s passage from Mark, we find that after he was baptized, the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness for 40 days where he was tempted by Satan, encountered wild beasts, and …
O God, Be with me through the days of Lent. Help me find ways to move closer to you. As I pray, help me share deeply and listen well. As I set aside things, help me focus on what I can share, rather than what I am giving up. As I give, help me notice the needs around me. Remind …
