Centennial Prayer Walk

Welcomed by Grace

Welcome Center, Building A

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Romans 15:1–7 (ESV)

The Example of Christ

15 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3 For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” 4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. 5 May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, 6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7 Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. [H3]

Reflect

Every Concordia story begins with an invitation. Students arrive carrying different hopes, gifts, questions, experiences, and needs. Because Christ has welcomed us by grace, we are called to receive others with compassion, truth, and love.

Give thanks for

• Students and families who placed their trust in Concordia across its first century

Pray for

• Current students still finding their place
• Future students discerning whether
• Concordia will become part of their story
• Churches, schools, and community members who encourage and support students

Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, You welcome us by grace and call us into Your family. Bless every student who enters Concordia. Guide their decisions and surround them with people who reflect Your truth and love. Make this a community where each person is known, valued, and prepared for a life of faith and service. Amen.

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Gathered Around God’s Word

Chapel, Building A

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Romans 10:8–17 (ESV)

8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); 9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. 11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard?[a] And how are they to hear without someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?” 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Reflect

Christian worship begins not with what we bring to God, but with what He gives to us. Through His Word, God reveals our need, proclaims the forgiveness Christ won for us, strengthens faith, and sends His people to love and serve their neighbors.

Give thanks for

• Pastors, teachers, musicians, and students who have led worship at Concordia across generations

Pray for

• Pastors, teachers, musicians, and students who lead worship at Concordia today
• Students who are growing, questioning, grieving, or seeking hope
• Future generations to hear the Gospel clearly and faithfully
• Pastors, congregations, and Christian ministries in Austin and beyond

Prayer

Gracious Father, gather Your people around Your life-giving Word. Through the Gospel of Your Son, forgive, comfort, strengthen, and renew us. Bless all who worship and pray at Concordia, and send us forth in faith to love and serve our neighbors. Amen.

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Gifts Shared in Community

Arts & Innovation and UFCU Student Center, Building B

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1 Peter 4:8–11 (ESV)

8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. [H3] Reflect

God gives people different gifts, interests, and abilities. These gifts are not measures of personal worth or reasons for pride. They are entrusted to us for the benefit of our neighbors.

Give thanks for

• Artists, musicians, communicators, and student leaders who shared their gifts throughout Concordia’s history

Pray for

• Current students discovering their voices, abilities, and callings
• Future students to use their gifts with courage, humility, and integrity
• Artists, nonprofit leaders, entrepreneurs, and communicators serving Austin

Prayer

Creator God, You have entrusted each person with gifts to use for others. Give students courage to create, humility to collaborate, and wisdom to communicate faithfully. Use their work to reflect truth, beauty, compassion, and hope. Amen.

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Minds Formed in Truth

Cedel Hall, Building C

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Proverbs 2:1–11 (ESV)

The Value of Wisdom

2 My son, if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
8 guarding the paths of justice
and watching over the way of his saints.
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice
and equity, every good path;
10 for wisdom will come into your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
11 discretion will watch over you,
understanding will guard you,

Reflect

Christian education welcomes rigorous learning because all truth belongs to God. Faith gives students a foundation from which to seek wisdom with humility, courage, and discernment.

Give thanks for

• Faculty and staff who shaped generations of Concordia students

Pray for

• Current faculty and staff as they teach, mentor, and serve
• Students facing academic pressure, uncertainty, or discouragement
• Educators and schools throughout Austin, Christian schools around the world, and Christians serving in public schools

Prayer

God of wisdom and truth, bless all who teach and learn. Give faculty patience, insight, and faithfulness. Give students curiosity, perseverance, humility, and discernment. Use what is learned here for the good of the Church and the world. Amen.

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Knowledge in Service to Life

Martens Hall

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Colossians 3:12–17 (ESV)

12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Reflect

Christian vocation teaches that service to God is lived out through faithful work for the good of our neighbors. Knowledge becomes meaningful when it is used with wisdom, integrity, and compassion.

Give thanks for

• Generations of Concordia alumni who have used their knowledge and skills to care for others

Pray for

• Concordia alumni serving in healthcare, science, and technology
• Current students preparing to care for others
• Faculty and staff teaching and mentoring in these fields
• Healthcare workers, researchers, first responders, and caregivers throughout Austin

Prayer

God of life and mercy, form professionals who protect human dignity, pursue truth, act with integrity, and serve with compassion. Work through their hands and minds to bring healing, help, and hope. Amen.

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Christ at the Center

The Cruciform

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1 Corinthians 1:18–25 (ESV)

Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written,

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”

20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach[a] to save those who believe. 22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Reflect

The cross confronts us with the seriousness of sin and the immeasurable depth of God’s love. Jesus bore our sin, died in our place, and rose again so that we might receive forgiveness, life, and salvation.

Give thanks for

• Generations of faithful leaders who kept Concordia rooted in its Christ-centered mission

Pray for

• Students seeking identity, purpose, forgiveness, or hope
• Current and future leaders of Concordia
• Churches and ministries proclaiming Christ throughout Austin and beyond

Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, You bore our sin upon the cross and rose in victory over death. Keep us steadfast in Your grace. Let Your cross shape our teaching, learning, leadership, service, and life together. Amen.

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Daily Bread and Life Together

Purple Rock Courtyard and Cafeteria, Building E

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Matthew 6:9–13 (ESV)

9 Pray then like this:
“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.[a]
10 Your kingdom come,
your will be done,[b]
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread,[c]
12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.[d]

Acts 2:42–47 (ESV)

The Fellowship of the Believers

⁴²And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe[a] came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Reflect

Daily bread includes all that supports our earthly lives: food, shelter, friendship, safety, health, meaningful work, and caring communities. Every good gift comes from God.

Give thanks for

• Friendships, shared meals, and caring communities that sustained generations of Concordia students

Pray for

• Students experiencing loneliness, anxiety, grief, or financial stress
• Faculty and staff who care for students each day
• People throughout Austin who need food, shelter, meaningful work, or community

Prayer

Heavenly Father, provide daily bread for every student and neighbor. Comfort those who are burdened, and make us attentive to those in need. Teach us to receive Your gifts with gratitude and share them freely. Amen.

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Strength for the Journey

Student Development Center and Deb & Don Christian Field House, Buildings F–G

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Isaiah 40:28–31 (ESV)

Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
    his understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the faint,
    and to him who has no might he increases strength.
30 Even youths shall faint and be weary,
    and young men shall fall exhausted;
31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
    they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
    they shall walk and not faint.

Reflect

Leadership, athletics, and student activities can develop discipline, courage, and perseverance. Yet our identity is not secured by performance, recognition, or success. In Christ, we are loved before we achieve anything.

Pray for

• Coaches, mentors, counselors, and student-life professionals from Concordia’s past
• Current student-athletes, leaders, teams, and organizations
• Students experiencing exhaustion, injury, or mental-health challenges
• Leaders throughout Austin to serve with courage and humility

Prayer

Lord Jesus, be near to students in triumph and disappointment. Grant strength to the weary, healing to the injured, courage to the discouraged, and humility to those who lead. Form communities marked by integrity, service, and compassion in Your name. Amen.

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A Place to Belong

Residence Halls

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Psalm 46:1–11 (ESV)

God Is Our Fortress

To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.[a] A Song.

46 God is our refuge and strength,
a very present[b] help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way,
though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy habitation of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;
God will help her when morning dawns.
6 The nations rage, the kingdoms totter;
he utters his voice, the earth melts.
7 The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,
how he has brought desolations on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the chariots with fire.
10 “Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
11 The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

Reflect

Residence halls can bring joy and belonging, but they can also reveal loneliness, conflict, homesickness, and vulnerability. God promises to be present in every season and places people around us to offer companionship and care.

Pray for

• Friendships and memories formed in Concordia residence halls
• Students living away from home for the first time
• Families, residential staff, and counselors who support students
• People throughout Austin who lack safe and stable housing

Prayer

Merciful God, dwell with every student who lives here. Protect them in body and mind. Comfort those who feel isolated or carry unseen burdens. Make these halls places of hospitality, forgiveness, safety, and peace. Provide shelter and caring community for neighbors throughout our city. Amen.

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Faithfully Forward Together

The Bridge and Pier

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Hebrews 12:1–3 (ESV)

Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith

12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Do Not Grow Weary

3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.

Hebrews 13:8 (ESV)

8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Reflect

Students cross into new experiences, grow through changing seasons, and eventually go forth into lives and vocations they cannot yet fully see. Our confidence about the future rests in Jesus Christ, who remains faithful.

Pray for

• Alumni serving churches, professions, families, and communities
• Current students preparing for graduation and new vocations
• Future students, faculty, staff, and leaders
• Austin and every community in which Concordia graduates will serve

Prayer

Faithful Lord, thank You for every generation that has passed through Concordia and gone forth to serve. Guide today’s students in their callings and prepare the way for those who will follow. Keep this University rooted in Christ, faithful to Your Word, and courageous in service. Amen.

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