We seek to change our relationships and ourselves so that they may be healed and healing. We ask deep questions about the meaning of changes that cause great pain in our lives or the lives of those we love. We resist change that seems to threaten our familiar routines or ways of thinking about the world. But the Sacred seems to always open doors that lead us to new places and urge us to new understandings. When we dare to step into the life of the spirit, awe awaits us.
College life is about the development of an entire person.
In the midst of deadlines, exams, change, and travel, it will be important for you to keep sight of your spiritual hunger. It may come disguised this time of year, pretending to be loneliness, a need for more stuff, sulking behind memories or party plans. I encourage you to take time in the midst of this day or the next to sit still. To think about all the changes that have occurred in your life or that may be coming. Give thanks for the many gifts that bring you to this moment.