Prayer: Dear God, when we wonder where your love comes from in the world, help us remember it is in our hearts for us to share and a lot of good can come from that. May all come and see. Amen
Reading: John 1: 43-51 (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: What good can come out of Nazareth? Now let me tell you. I’ve lived my whole life in Nazareth. I grew up living behind my dad’s store on Main Street. Then I moved about four blocks away where my husband and I raised our three children. The “good’’ about Nazareth is the people. Our neighbors and friends. Hardworking and loyal. The cement industry with its quarries attracted people from many places. The lime rich soil is good farmland. One of our high school graduates is a NASA scientist; another a TV film star; another an Indy racecar driver. Coincidentally, Nazareth is but ten miles north of Bethlehem and perhaps by now you have figured out I am talking about my hometown, Nazareth, PA. Actually, in our lesson today, Nathaniel is asking about is Jesus’s hometown, Nazareth in Galilee. Can anything good come out of (there)? Absolutely! Good can come out of anywhere. What matters is every member of the community working and living together. What matters is love. Jesus, in our hearts, is everywhere now. Come and see! --Alice Yeakel
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