Prayer: Dear God, plant in us a seed of faith and may we spread your love upward and outward as it grows. Amen.
Reading: Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52 (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: It’s hard to believe a tree can grow from a tiny mustard seed. But that is the parable we just read and Google confirms it. I’ve never seen a mustard tree. To be honest, I would have pictured mustard as more of a bush. Have you seen a mustard tree? We have seen the giant redwoods in Sequoia National Forest, California. In our backyard we have a huge tulip poplar that is so tall and straight. Its trunk and branches stretch upward toward Heaven. There is also a tulip poplar across the street. How? How did they get their start? From a tiny seed. And our faith starts small as a seed, too. How do we as Christians, through our simple, humble deeds, spread God’s love upward and outward? --Alice Yeakel
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