Prayer: God, thank you for all of the miracles you have and continue to perform! Amen.
Reading: John 6:1-21 (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: In this passage, Jesus has a great crowd following him after they saw him perform many miracles. Jesus immediately knows he is to feed them. It is miraculous how five small barley loaves and two small fish feed the whole crowd! Have you ever felt this way at a potluck meal, where everyone so generously brings a large dish to share and there is always plenty leftover? Sharing meals with others is one of my favorite things to do, especially when there is good conversation and laughter. For me and my family, food brings people together in an extra special way, and it is a way we can experience God’s blessings and fellowship with others. The passage ends with Jesus walking on after taking time on the mountain by himself. Sometimes our faith and relationship with God needs times for respite in creation to be renewed and strengthened, like how Jesus often went up on mountains to pray. --Anne Harshbarger
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