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This document is a bi-weekly devotional from Reverend Katie Long for the Wesley Foundation at Baylor University in the fall semester. In the first section, Reverend Long reflects on a Bible verse about God bringing light in darkness and guiding people into peace. She notes that new beginnings like a new semester bring both excitement and apprehension. The second section provides background on John Wesley and the Methodist commitment to campus ministry. The third section gives directions to the Wesley Foundation building.

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This document is a bi-weekly devotional from Reverend Katie Long for the Wesley Foundation at Baylor University in the fall semester. In the first section, Reverend Long reflects on a Bible verse about God bringing light in darkness and guiding people into peace. She notes that new beginnings like a new semester bring both excitement and apprehension. The second section provides background on John Wesley and the Methodist commitment to campus ministry. The third section gives directions to the Wesley Foundation building.

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August 2013

The Wesley Foundation


Fellowship Friendship Service

Dawn Breaking
a bi-weekly devotional for the Fall semester
By Reverend Katie Long

The Word: Luke 1: 78-79


In the tender compassion of our God, the
dawn from on high shall break upon us to
shine on those who dwell in darkness and the
shadow of death and to guide our feet into the
way of peace.

A Thought For Today - New Beginnings


In this blog of reflections I will seek to echo this scrip-

ture, which promises that new light is always dawning


on those who seek God in Christ. It reminds us that God
reaches out to us from tender compassion. God knows
us and feels for us in our fears, disappointments and
failings, and rejoices as we do.
For all of us around a campus, new beginnings abound
right now. Some are exciting. I cant wait to meet new
people, start a new Bible study and welcome people to
Tuesday Fellowship Lunches. But newness also brings
doubt and apprehension. Did I pick the right school? the

right major? the right classes? the right roommate? Will


I be able to juggle all my commitments?
We dont know exactly what a new semester will
bring, but we do have Gods promise always to bring
light where there is darkness and to guide us into peace
if we will let God do that.
Im reciting this scripture often and praying for a
semester in which I welcome the light God is bringing
and the peace God is drawing me toward. I pray that
for each person who reads this.
Gods Peace,

Baylor Wesley Foundation - 821 Speight Avenue Waco, TX 76706 - Email: [email protected]

Katie

August 2013
Who is John Wesley?
Methodists are spiritual heirs of John Wesley
hence the name Wesley Foundation. Wesley
led a revival that converted thousands upon
thousands in England and later the United States
to a deep faith in Jesus Christ. His followers then
and now have combined lively, personal faith
with social holiness, that is, making the world a
better place for all Gods children.
John Wesley, born 1703, was a Church of England minister who set out to reform the church
by leading others into discipleship beginning
with college students (at Oxford). He was so good
at methodically organizing the spiritual practices of the students who followed him that they
became known as Methodists.
Because of our beginnings, Methodists have
always had a commitment to campus ministry.
John Wesleys brother, Charles, who also led the
early Methodist movement and wrote thousands
of hymns, said, Let us unite the two so long
divided, knowledge and vital piety an aim of
many at Baylor.)
After the university, John Wesley failed miserably as a missionary to the American colony
of Georgia. Shortly after he returned to England
in despair, he had an experience of Gods grace
that empowered him to travel 120,000 miles
(on horseback) around England for 50+ years,
preaching to people the church of that time had
forgotten miners, slum dwellers and prisoners,
among others and organizing thousands into
groups of faithful disciples.
Methodists hold beliefs in common with other
Christians but focus on Gods grace and have a
distinctive emphasis on living out discipleship in
the world around.

How Do I Get There?


The Wesley is a great place to hang out, play pool or study.
Were open 10 a.m.10 p.m., MondayFriday, and noon to
10 weekends.
We are located at 821 Speight Avenue, Waco, TX 76706. Its
just about a block away from Baylor campus.

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