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In this devotion, Kjersten Karlsgodt Darling ’25 Ph.D. considers the problems of human memory and the ways we remind one another of God’s steadfast love. Read today’s God Pause.

Here’s the schedule of RFS activities for today and tomorrow. For complete details, see the Spring 2026 RFS schedule. Also note: campus security | campus pastor availability | weather-related announcements | Spring 2026 Moodle site

Tuesday, March 3
No Classes
Sign-up for Financial Wellness Sessions with Grace Pomroy
6:30–7 p.m. Weekly Lenten Soup, Bread, and Prayer Gathering, OCC Dining Room
7 p.m. Virtual Vespers, OCC 148 and online

Wednesday, March 4
8–10:50 a.m. —RFS 2 Classes
11–11:40 a.m. —Chapel
11:40 a.m.–12:30 p.m. —Lunch
12:30–4:20 p.m. —RFS 2 Classes

We gather at 11:00 a.m. CT in the OCC Meditation Chapel and on Zoom (link in email) for contemplative practice of your choice—mindful sketching, centering prayer, or however you choose to engage silence. Facilitated by Dean of the Chapel Steve Thomason, we read the text and then practice in silence for 15 minutes. Afterward, you are welcome to sit in fellowship or go about your day. Share your prayer requests.

You are warmly invited to join our seminary community for a special time of Lenten soup, bread, and prayer. Beginning Tuesday, February 24, and continuing each Tuesday through March 31, we will gather from 6:30–7 p.m. for a simple meal of soup and bread. Following our time of soup and prayer, you are invited to join the Dean of Chapel online, either together in OCC 148 or individually in your rooms—as you feel most comfortable—for Virtual Vespers. As part of our communal Lenten practice, we will also take part in creating a mural together—watch for announcements about this activity. All are welcome, come as you are.

Let’s gather on Zoom (link in email) on Tuesday evenings during Lent. Pastor Steve will host a simple time where we will check in with each other, read scripture, pray, and reflect on our Lenten theme: Encounter. We’ll begin at 7 p.m. and finish by 7:45. The Zoom link is also on the LS Community shared Google calendar.

The Bible Division invites graduating M.Div. and M.A. students to submit papers for the Milton Prize in Old Testament and/or the Bruce Prize in New Testament. Prizes will be awarded at commencement to the students submitting the best papers in the areas of Old Testament and New Testament studies. The prizes include monetary awards. Papers written by graduating M.Div. or M.A. students during their seminary careers are eligible (both December 2025 and May 2026 graduates). These may be course papers, independent study projects, or papers written for this occasion. Papers should not exceed 6,000 words in length. Papers are due by email to Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker, the chair of the Bible Division, by Wednesday, April 15 (kschiffer@luthersem.edu). Learn more at these about the criteria the Bible division uses to judge the papers: Milton Prize in Old Testament and Bruce Prize in New Testament. Winners of the Milton and Bruce prizes will be recognized at the commencement ceremony. (And did we mention there are monetary awards?) Talk with your Bible professors or Kathryn Schifferdecker for more information.