North Central University - Archive Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

Page 16 text:

77, mow i y, e H. IL t n e d u t S D

Page 15 text:

Caring Connectim Chapels Care. Do we dare But, whatif welre hurt 0!; treated like dirt We know we should If only we could be , for all the world to see God? Glorious Praises Be Just because we cared We really cared ChapeIw-II l . . a Time To Care.

Page 17 text:

Environment Colleges and other institutions of learning tend to be enormously theoretical in teaching subject matter. This is not entirely problematic; a factual or theoretical base is necessary before encountering real situations in the market places of life. One area of a college life must, however, consistently ranscend theoretical constructs and be known first hand hrOugh constant development and use: This is the prayer ife of the student, faculty member, and all others, egardless of position, who fulfill within academia the call f God upon their lives. Prayer is not the great option of the Christian faith, rath- r it is the matchless opportunity for the human to 0mmune with the divine. In terms of college life, it is the tired and frustrated student gaining new strength in the resence of God; it is the discouraged faculty member aining a new sense of calling and confirmation from he Lord; it is the concerned administrator receiving from he throne wisdom and guidance for a new day. EM. Bounds called prayer a privilege, princely, and sa- i'ed. Prayer must be the center piece of life, an experien- tial hub around which all Christian activity and enterprise revolves. No small wonder prayer is sacredl Without it, our rayer and the Academic B y Re v. Ho ward Young spirituality is like a camp fire which brought warmth and comfort in the wilderness, but left unattended gives way to encroaching darkness. Yes, we are custodians of the sacred flame of prayer. What greater occupation can be found, what experience more transforming to life and spirit than prayer? To be effective. prayer must be Consistent. Jesus taught that men should always pray and not give up ilk. l8:D. Never lose hopel Consistent prayer will be rewarded. To be timely, prayer must be Spirit controlled . Those who are consistently obeying the Spirit's voice to pray are critical to many situations which respond only to prayer at the right time. To be fulfilling. prayer must be Christ-centered. Prayer may be used for many things, but there can never be as- signed to prayer a higher purpose than fellowship with the living Christ. The crowning event of contemporary Chris- tian living is the prayer which brings Christ into commu- nion with the redeemed soul. Don't quit praying. There will always be an answer; and that answer will always in part be the presence of our risen Lord. Prayer GroupseIS