Prayer: Holy Spirit, guide my words and actions as I share God’s love with others. Amen.
Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 (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: As we talk this week about being salt and light in the world and sharing God’s abundant grace, I wonder if you, like me, wonder how we might achieve that? Paul gives us some clues in today’s reading. I think Paul is telling us that we don’t have to think of huge, grand ways to share God’s grace and love. In fact, simple things are probably better. We may not always have the You words we feel are right to say to others about God, but neither did Paul. He tells us that his speech was not with “plausible words of wisdom” but the Spirit led him to say what he needed to say in whatever situation he was presented. We will be led that way, too. And, maybe it’s not only in our words, but also our actions. You never know how a small thing you do for someone may change their life as they see God’s love in action. –Chad Hershberger
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