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Member Elijah Evans will comment upon the intersection of mental health and spirituality with a service describing how we can nurture the internal communities of which we are all composed.

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The Urban Bicycle Food Ministry motto is “Provide radical hospitality one burrito at a time.” Every Thursday, all year long, members prepare and deliver hundreds of food and personal items by bike and car to people on the streets in metro Des Moines. They might be living under a bridge, in a tent next to the river or railroad tracks, in a hole dug in the side of a hill, or in temporary housing. Most importantly, the UBFM builds personal relationships with those who are overlooked and marginalized.

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Transition: it’s not the same as change. Change is always happening. But sometimes we change (externally, superficially) in order to not change (truly grow) – we make changes so we can avoid changing. To transition, rather than merely change, is to bring a bit of intentionality to the process.

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What is yours to do? What is your calling — in life? Now? George Kaufman and Moss Hart won’t answer that question, but their 1936 play does help frame the question.

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Community is the gift always there — the challenge is to make ourselves able and ready to receive it.

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