We just spent the last few minutes reading the devotions that we published in the last week of the school years 2019-20 and 2020-21. My goodness, what a ride \u2013 from announcing furloughs to tracing the history of a prayer, the meaning of which seems to deepen with every passing month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nO God, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
This year, in addition to saying \u201cfarewell and Godspeed\u201d to our graduates, we are extending the same blessing to all the faculty and staff who have accepted the University\u2019s early retirement offer. You know who you are and all of us who will continue to work at Valpo know someone (or two or three or more) who will be missed come July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are grateful for your work among us \u2013 for the part you played in making Valparaiso University a treasured place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We pray that you will find abundant blessings as you answer the call of other vocations and find new ways to use the gifts that you have been given. The handful of personal conversations that we\u2019ve been honored to have suggest that the Spirit of God is moving with characteristic creativity, providing visions for travel and service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
May you go with the blessing of good courage and confidence in God\u2019s love and our thanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pr. Jim & Pr. Kate<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pastor James A. Wetzstein<\/a> and Pastor Katherine Museus Dabay<\/a> serve as university pastors for Valparaiso University and take turns writing weekly devotions during the regular school year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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