At LEM, I can worship God and discuss my faith with other members of
the MIT community who value science and engineering and who believe in
the good news that God has given us through his son Jesus Christ.
Together, we devote our minds and hearts to serve MIT and the world.

LEM is a chance for me to get away from the constant worry of classes
and research and to think about things that often get pushed aside:
like how should I act in this relationship or friendship; what do I
believe and what does it mean to me -- and how is that different from
or similar to my officemates; how should a Christian act towards all
the homeless people you see in Boston; and so on. LEM also a great
place to meet new friends who have the same kind of struggles and
questions.

The one word which describe why LEM means so much to me is a very
simple word, but which, unfortunately, is sometimes to hard to find at
MIT: "Community".  At LEM, we worship together every Wednesday; we
work together on service projects such as our annual coat drive; we
play together at various "just-for-fun" outings.  I am very grateful
to have found a God-centered community for friendship, for
encouragement when times get rough, and for an opportunity to worship
together.

I'm not the kind of person to get really "eager" about worshiping God,
but whenever I take the time to go to LEM, I'm always really glad I
did.  It's hard to say why.  The people at LEM have become great
friends to me, but it's more than that.  Sitting in a worship service
where I feel like I can be myself really helps me get more focused on
important questions: who I am and what my goals are and why I'm doing
what I'm doing.  For example, I really believe in my education and in
the things I can accomplish with an education, but sometimes the jolts
and stresses of MIT life get in the way of my real education; going to
a worship service (Wednesday at 5:10, in the middle of everything)
helps me see through what's going on.

Christian faith is a powerful experience when shared in fellowship
with others.  The Lutheran-Episcopal Ministry has given me a glimpse
of what the community of Christians should be like.  I look forward to
another year of inspiring worship services and intriguing after-dinner
discussions.