We often reprint prior devotions that now reflect on the coming lectionary texts. This is a reprint from a devotion originally published on September 3, 2014.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, grant that our waiting for you would turn into the action of service to others. Amen. Reading: Romans 13: 8-14 (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: Think of something you have waited for: Christmas, a birthday party, a visit with a friend, a new job, a vacation. As you wait, your excitement turns into action: putting up decorations, baking a cake, buying new work clothes, packing a suitcase. You ready yourself before the actual day. Waiting for the return of Christ is something like these experiences. Our expectation of Christ’s return someday changes the way we live today. Waiting looks like honorable living. To “put on the armor of light” is to live in the new day before it has dawned. By works of love for God and neighbor, we get ready to receive our Lord Jesus Christ with joy. --Ruth Gates
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