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In this devotion, Meredith Bedker Musaus ‘86 M.Div., shares gratitude that the scriptures reflect the range of human life and emotions. Read today’s God Pause.

We gather at 11 a.m. CT in the OCC Meditation Chapel and online (link in email) for contemplative practice of your choice—mindful sketching, centering prayer, or however you choose to engage silence. This week will be facilitated by Teagan Shumaker, M.Div. student. We will read the text (Exodus 3:1-12) and then engage in contemplative practice in silence for 15 minutes. Afterward, you are welcome to sit in fellowship or go about your day. Our text this week is Joshua 1. Share your prayer requests.

All staff, faculty, and students are welcome to join this tour of Old Muskego Church on Tuesday, November 3 from 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. If you’ve always wanted to go inside but haven’t had the chance or you haven’t been inside in years, you’re welcome to come learn about the mythic tale of Old Muskego. We will gather on the steps in front of Muskego. Contact Caleb at crollins002@luthersem.edu with any questions.

Do you have questions about CPE? Not sure where to start or how to apply to a program? Join our Contextual Learning team for a brief info session to help you get started—Tuesday, November 10 at 11:45 a.m. CT on Zoom (link in email).

Alicia Granholm, senior director of Faith+Lead, will be giving a “Why Jesus” talk this Thursday, November 5, at 11 a.m. at Lunch Church. “Why Jesus” is a speaker series in which faculty, staff, students, and others in the community are invited to answer two questions: “Why am I a Christian?” and “What difference does Jesus make in my life?” Everyone is invited to lunch church to hear Alicia’s story.

This particular election has been marked by much fear, anxiety, and uncertainty. May we find peace in the goodness and love of God for humanity today and be comforted by a prayer from theologian Karl Barth, shared on the library’s brief Karl Barth bibliography.