Prayer: Dear Father, may we hear your message in a way we understand. Amen
Reading: I Corinthians 3: 1-9 (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: Ever notice how people talk to babies? Their eyebrows go up, they grin ear to ear and their voice is an octave higher in a singing sort of way. Some people find this very annoying. Unfortunately we really don't know what babies think about this. Generally they do happily smile and coo back so we figure the communication is working. Paul wrote to the people of Corinth explaining that he spoke to them as infants of Christ. Can you picture Paul talking to them how we talk to babies? That would be pretty comical but if the communication was working that way, then that is what he had to do. Okay, Paul probably did not literally raise his eyebrows, exaggerate a smile and use a high sing-song voice but he did have to talk to them in a way they would understand. And frankly, the message of God's love, forgiveness and will and how to live it in this world is sometimes so confounding and confusing, I think we all need it brought down to a simple level. Like explaining something to a child. Perhaps a song with a smile would work. Jesus loves me. This I know, For the Bible tells me so. --Ruth Gates
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