Prayer: No matter our circumstances, Lord, may we always act with compassion. Amen
Reading: 2 Kings 5: 1-3, 7-15c (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: Naaman was a victorious commander in the army of the king of Aram but he had a problem - leprosy. On one raid, a young girl was taken captive and made to serve Naaman's wife. As a young slave in a foreign country, her circumstance could have made her bitter. Instead, she noticed Naaman's problem and compassionately suggested who could cure him. In the end, Naaman was not only healed by her God but also converted. What holds you captive? What is it that you think limits you in what you can do? Place? Time? Resources? Title? The young girl in this story had none of those but she did have compassion. Love reaching out. And that cannot be held captive no matter the circumstance. -- Ruth Gates
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