We often reprint prior devotions that now reflect on the coming lectionary texts. This is a reprint from a devotion originally published on March 14, 2013.
Prayer: Be with us, God, and help us grow in our faith and relationship with you. Amen. Reading: Acts 2: 42-47 (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: Do you ever play the lottery? What if you were to win the 25-million-dollar lottery prize? Would your life change? When I ask myself these questions, my answer probably would be that I don't think my life would change much if I played the lottery and won the big prize. I often have said that I think in that case, I'd still keep my job. I would probably take a long vacation, but I would come back to work. I would probably save a lot of the money, give some to charity, maybe buy something extravagant, but I don't think I would want my life to change too drastically because of my newfound fortune. Can you imagine how the lives changed of those who learned about Jesus Christ shortly after his resurrection? When the disciples began preaching in the early days of the Church, many people's lives changed as they began to follow the Risen Lord. How has your life changed as a Child of God? What do you do regularly to strengthen that relationship? I'm sure it is even better than winning the lottery! --Chad Hershberger
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