Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you that you have raised Jesus from the dead and seated him at your right hand. May we follow his lead as humble servants, and love our neighbors and enemies when they need it most, and always. We praise you and love you. Amen.
Reading: Philippians 2:5-11 (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: As we are nearing the end of the Lent season, this passage reminds us of how great the extent of Jesus’ sacrifice was. He is equal with God, yet he humbled himself to our human likeness. Not only did he humble himself by taking on human likeness, he was obedient to God unto death on the cross! Humble is a big buzz word for me when I describe what it feels like I have been knocked down from a pedestal. And maybe you feel the same way, and you remember being humbled by a rejection of some sort- like you didn’t get offered a job you thought was perfect, you weren’t admitted into the school you wanted, or you didn’t make the team you worked so hard for. What I recall most is when I hurt my knee during my sophomore year of college, suddenly I couldn’t participate in all the things I put my identity in – like playing field hockey and running. I was crushed. But later after reflection, I felt humbled. I felt more appreciative for the hard work that it was going to take to get to where I wanted to be. We are not immune to hard times. But we are called to walked humbly with our God through it all. God’s only Son humbled himself to serve us, to show his great love for us. I was once told that great leaders are humble, and won’t ask others to do something that they wouldn’t do themselves! A humble leader recognizes the hard work and jumps down off their pedestal to plunge toilets next to their staff! Jesus went above and beyond. --Anne Harshbarger
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