Author: Dave Dishman (Page 428 of 481)
I cannot get over this picture, taken during Cru’s Hurricane Harvey month of relief work in March. Due to a lack of housing, a number of students brought their hammocks and slept, well, in the trees. Oh, how I wish I still had a young back!
Church in Athens, Greece
Sunday, May 27, honored the feast of Pentecost. You may remember the event as described in Acts 2, when the Holy Spirit arrived like the rush of a mighty wind and fulfilled Jesus’s promise of the coming Holy Spirit. Dawn and I spent that morning with our neighbors at their church, the St. Luke Antiochian Orthodox Church in Erie, Colorado. This was our first experience attending an Orthodox gathering and we both enjoyed the worship and the many friendly and kind parishioners.
I especially enjoyed the emphasis on the Holy Spirit during the Pentecost service. Here is the prayer we sang that morning, a reminder of the One who dwells within all believers:
“O Heavenly King and Comforter, Spirit of truth, who art in all places and fillest all things, the treasure of blessings and giver of life, come and dwell in us. Cleanse us from all impurity, and save, O Blessed One, our souls.”
Verse written on a support post for a house being built last month in Houston as part of an effort to help people recover in the aftermath Hurricane Harvey. Cru students served the Houston area over a 4 week period of successive spring breaks by helping rebuild homes, replant gardens and reengage people in their faith.
For two years now, Dawn and I have led groups to walk the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage across Northern Spain. One of our friends who joined us last year recently published an article about her experience called When Walking With God Wrecks Your Feet. If you check it out you will get a real and meaningful view of what the Camino means to a modern-day pilgrim.
After reading her article you might think, “Wow, I’d love to walk the Camino!” If that’s the case, you can join us as we again go to Spain in September to experience this unique journey. We still have a few spots left. Send me a note and check out more info at: CruAdventures.com.
Seers, Sayers, Schemers & Saints
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