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On July 13 members of the Harless Center board met for a morning long retreat at First Presbyterian Church, Morgantown (adjacent to the building site). To close our retreat, we gathered on the site to pray over it in preparation for the demolition and groundbreaking. The site for the project is what is known in Morgantown as Central School formally an elementary school; the apartment building is named, Central Place, to keep the memory of the school present in the community.
We read excerpts from this passage found in the Christian New Testament:
As we stood on the site it was easy to imagine the cloud of witnesses that had gone before us in the school building, on the playground, and throughout the site: teachers, students, administrators, parents, families, friends. We remembered the laughter and giggles, tears, sighs, the prayers that were already lifted on this site. We lifted up those memories and people in prayer to God and with thanksgiving.
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We also prayed for the new ministry this site will have continuing to help people grow in understanding and belief. We prayed for the new teachers, parents, students, families, builders, administrators, spiritual leaders, and staff who will serve. We also lifted up the hoped for conversations, giggles, tears, sighs too deep for words, spiritual growth, community service, and learning that will one day rise up as prayers again from this site.
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We closed by remembering the endurance, faith, and hope of the congregation, campus ministry, board, developers, and community to see this project to its fruition.
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We continue to hope and wait for its construction this year and opening in May of 2015.
On July 13 members of the Harless Center board met for a morning long retreat at First Presbyterian Church, Morgantown (adjacent to the building site). To close our retreat, we gathered on the site to pray over it in preparation for the demolition and groundbreaking. The site for the project is what is known in Morgantown as Central School formally an elementary school; the apartment building is named, Central Place, to keep the memory of the school present in the community.
We read excerpts from this passage found in the Christian New Testament:
Hebrews 11 - 12
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Faith is the reality of what we hope for, the proof of what we don’t see. The elders in the past were approved because they showed faith.
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Faith is the reality of what we hope for, the proof of what we don’t see. The elders in the past were approved because they showed faith.
By faith we understand that the universe has been created by a word from God so that the visible came into existence from the invisible.
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out without knowing where he was going. . .
All these people didn’t receive what was promised, though they were given approval for their faith. God provided something better for us so they wouldn’t be made perfect without us.
Let’s also run the race
So then let’s also run the race that is laid out in front of us, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us. Let’s throw off any extra baggage, get rid of the sin that trips us up, and fix our eyes on Jesus, faith’s pioneer and perfecter.
-As we stood on the site it was easy to imagine the cloud of witnesses that had gone before us in the school building, on the playground, and throughout the site: teachers, students, administrators, parents, families, friends. We remembered the laughter and giggles, tears, sighs, the prayers that were already lifted on this site. We lifted up those memories and people in prayer to God and with thanksgiving.
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We also prayed for the new ministry this site will have continuing to help people grow in understanding and belief. We prayed for the new teachers, parents, students, families, builders, administrators, spiritual leaders, and staff who will serve. We also lifted up the hoped for conversations, giggles, tears, sighs too deep for words, spiritual growth, community service, and learning that will one day rise up as prayers again from this site.
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We closed by remembering the endurance, faith, and hope of the congregation, campus ministry, board, developers, and community to see this project to its fruition.
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We continue to hope and wait for its construction this year and opening in May of 2015.
