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In this devotion, Bradford Frye ’21 M.Div., says that, with the guiding presence of the Spirit, we are empowered to be God’s agents for good in this world. Read today’s God Pause.

We gather today at 11 a.m. CT in the Chapel of the Incarnation for a service of Holy Communion with Rolf Jacobson, dean of the faculty, preaching and Steve Thomason, dean of the chapel, presiding. We will have visitors from the class of 1976 celebrating their Golden Anniversary. The Luther Seminary Choir led by Carolina Bowen will sing, and Doran Schoeppach will be playing the organ. The service will be livestreamed. Share your prayer requests.

Join us Wednesday, May 6 at 12 p.m. for lunch with the Golden Reunion attendees! Alumni from the class of 1976 will be on campus for their 50th reunion. This lunch is a great chance for the Luther campus community to connect with alumni. Due to the Golden Reunion taking place on campus, we will have an influx of people and cars. To accommodate this group visiting for their reunion, we ask that you leave the campus lots open, and park on the street if you are able. Thank you!

Students, staff, and faculty—We would love your help to freshen up the campus before our graduates and their families come to celebrate Baccalaureate on 5/30. Here is when you can help clean up campus:
– Wed, May 6, 1–4 p.m. (snacks/drinks)
– Wed, May 13, 1-5 p.m. (snacks/drinks)
– Wed, May 27, 1-5 p.m. (snacks/drinks)
Anyone is invited to join us for as long as you have time available. Wear comfortable clothes and help us rake and plant some flowers. Facilities will have rakes and gloves (if you can bring some from home, that’s great too). Meet on the front lawn of Bockman Hall.

We warmly invite you to another edition of Why Jesus? on Friday, May 8. At this event, board member David Rutlen will be sharing his testimony. We begin at 11 a.m. in the OCC Dining Room. Come share a meal with board members as we are inspired by the testimony of a fellow sibling in Christ.

Luther Seminary students are invited to one of two upcoming spaces to hold conversation with one another about the relocation of the seminary. This is a conversation space to process what we’re holding—personally and as a community—as we approach the move. Many of us are experiencing everything from deep grief to hopeful anticipation, often intermingled and with a lot in between. We invite you to bring all of this into a spacious conversation with one another:
– Thursday, May 7, 6:15–7:45 p.m. Zoom Only (link in email)
We want to be able to speak with one another in a face-to-face way, so we are holding these conversations in one modality at a time. If you have questions, contact Cody Sanders (csanders001@luthersem.edu).