All of us pray that our faithful Savior will give us the quiet assurance of belonging as well as guidance at life's crossroads. We meditate on the Word while begging God's Spirit to reveal the truth in personal ways, to give us wisdom to live like Jesus, and to guide us in discerning the Lord's claim on our lives. We prepare for our calling in the kingdom through Christ-centered education, looking back at promises fulfilled and ahead to worlds unknown. Together in our life-long search for knowledge and understanding of God's revelation, we teach and learn in the classroom, in the wilderness, and around the kitchen table. From childhood to old age, we discover each other's abundant spiritual gifts, released for the enrichment of all the body of believers. We beg the Spirit for the transformation of our minds to conform with God's pleasant and perfect will (Rom. 12:1-2).

We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face. . . . But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.