Sunday, December 21, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Our first group meeting
This photograph was taken at our first group meeting for the STM's Mustard Seed Mission Trip 2009.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Freedom and beyond
As our year starts to wind down we think more of schedules and 'to-do' lists than we do living in the moment. For many of our fellow students within the STM our thoughts are on finishing finals, packing for our Christmas trips home or perhaps how we'll spend our holiday time.
There's a hurried pace at which people scurry by us on the sidewalks or around campus. With books and papers in hand everyone is in a rush to finish the semester strong or at least as strong as they can.
It feels almost breathless some days. But in the midst of the hectic times of holidays and finals our group gathered for another meeting to talk about another pillar of Mustard Seed.
Our focus that afternoon was freedom. We talked about images, phrases and people that meant freedom. Our conversation led us to images of water, children playing and Martin Luther King Jr.
Some of us also shared where Mustard Seed fits in our prayer lives. We were asked, "Have you been praying about Mustard Seed?"
And one of us admitted that it hadn't entered into prayer yet. That was echoed around the group. It seems tough enough to complete assignments for class, work part-time jobs and find time for friends.
But for the sake of our journey as a community and as individuals some of us acknowledged it was time to start chipping away at that part of our lives.
There's a hurried pace at which people scurry by us on the sidewalks or around campus. With books and papers in hand everyone is in a rush to finish the semester strong or at least as strong as they can.
It feels almost breathless some days. But in the midst of the hectic times of holidays and finals our group gathered for another meeting to talk about another pillar of Mustard Seed.
Our focus that afternoon was freedom. We talked about images, phrases and people that meant freedom. Our conversation led us to images of water, children playing and Martin Luther King Jr.
Some of us also shared where Mustard Seed fits in our prayer lives. We were asked, "Have you been praying about Mustard Seed?"
And one of us admitted that it hadn't entered into prayer yet. That was echoed around the group. It seems tough enough to complete assignments for class, work part-time jobs and find time for friends.
But for the sake of our journey as a community and as individuals some of us acknowledged it was time to start chipping away at that part of our lives.
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