Prayer: Heavenly Father, you provide us with all we need. Help us throughout this summer to remember humility and the importance of staying humble and faithful as we work with the staff and our campers. Thank you for being with us through the highs and lows. Amen.
Reading: 1 Peter 5: 1-11 (Click to read text) Stop and GROW: After reading the text, discuss/ponder the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Book of Faith questions, which are part of Camp Mount Luther's GROW Time with campers. QUESTION 1: What scares, confuses, challenges, or doesn’t make sense to me in this text? QUESTION 2: What delights me in this text or is my favorite part of the story? QUESTION 3: What stories or memories does this text stir in me? QUESTION 4: What is God up to in this text? Reflection: Humility is a very important aspect to the Christian faith, but I believe it gets sometimes forgotten in the midst of the other parts of the Christian beliefs. When I hear the word humility, I automatically think of this passage in 1st Peter! The overall message of this passage is the importance of humility and how being humble affects someone’s outlook on life and living a faithful and meaningful life. Verses 6 and 7 stood out to me the most in the beginning because in the world we live in today, it can be hard to be humble and there becomes distractions and struggles on the journey. However, these verses remind us that through the anxiety, worries, and hardships God is there through it all, all we need to do is stay humble and faithful. As we begin this summer ministry, it is important to remember how blessed we are to have this opportunity to serve God at this beautiful place, and as the passage says, “clothe yourselves with humility” and stay “steadfast in your faith” through the highs and the lows. How will you “clothe yourselves with humility? How can we stay humble through the highs and lows? --Maddie Hunt
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