Today is the 7th day of Lent. I've been finding the discipline of sending out daily devotions to be both exciting and exhausting! I hope that this daily devotion experimetn is accomplishing a couple things: (1) that they are helping you to think about scripture either more often, or in a way that you wouldn't normally think; and (2) that we might all remember that we are a community doing things together even when we aren't all in the same room.
I also thought it might be really cool to open the devotion writing up to you. If anyone wants to write one -- just let me know. You can pick a scripture that you love, or a scripture that you really struggle with, or you can pull one off a daily lectionary. Write anywhere from 2 sentences to a few paragraphs to try to engage people in the Word. Then write a short closing prayer & send it off to me.
If writing devotions isn't your thing, maybe you are interested in being part of our student leadership team. Let me know if you are, because I'll be deciding on a meeting time during the next couple weeks. Remember, this isn't my ministry -- it isn't even *our* ministry -- this is God's ministry, and God can work through all of us.
Dear Lord, thank you for all the blessings in our lives, for food, friends, family, and so much more. Help us to grow closer to you this Lent. Help us to notice you working in our lives, and to make more time for your in our days. In Jesus name, Amen.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
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(All times, dates, and locations are subject to change. Check for updates at http://gmu.edu/org/lutheran or the " GMU Lutherans" Facebook group.)
Lenten Devotions: Each day during Lent, I plan to provide a scripture-based devotion for you to read and pray with. I will commit to writing them if you commit to reading them. Feel free to share them with any interested friends as well. To get the devotions daily, do any of the following:
1. Join our " Lenten Devotions" Facebook group.
2. Send gmuLutherans@bbuss.com an E-mail message asking to receive the devotions by email.
3. Subscribe to the RSS feed.
Gospel According to the Simpsons: Friday, 3pm-4pm. We'll meet in Johnson Center meeting room B (3rd floor) to watch an episode of the Simpsons, laugh together, & discuss. Bring some friends along -- everyone is welcome! Link to Facebook event. This week, I'll be providing an early dinner as some of us will be leaving to volunteer at the Hypothermia Shelter immediately afterward.
Hypothermia Shelter: ***We still need more people!*** The meeting location has changed to the George Mason Statue. We'll be helping out by providing hospitality for an evening -- assisting with dinner, conversation with the guests, playing cards, making coffee, emptying garbage ... whatever. Join us on Friday, February 15th departing campus at 4:15pm to help prevent hypothermia deaths in Fairfax County this winter. Link to Facebook event.
Sunday Morning Worship: Meet Katie Kane at the Parking Services building by the Sandy Creek Parking Deck at 10:30am to carpool to worship at a local congregation. She'll be creating a Facebook event for this soon.
Survey: Please don't forget to take a few minutes for this survey so that our ministry can work to better serve you!
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Experience the loving grace of God renewing the world through Jesus Christ crucified. Our servant community laughs, questions, worships, hopes, struggles, prays, volunteers, and grows together. GMU Lutherans.
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19907586200
Website: http://gmulutherans.blogspot.com/
