Prayer: Let us love one another, God, and let us keep in mind the love that you show us so that we may abide with you. Amen.
Reading: 1 John 4:7-21 (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: We have a camp song based on our reading today-- I John 4: 7-8. I learned it when I was a camper, over 25 years ago, and I can still sing today. If you know it, sing it along with me! Beloved, let us love one another For love is of God and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God He who loveth not, knoweth not God, for God is love Beloved, let us love one another I John 4: 7-8 At camp, we take time to listen and talk and study the scriptures… and we sing and give something tangible kids and adults can take away with them to share their experiences with others and make God’s Word come alive. We are never really sure that the songs will be sung on the way home or that the camp experience really makes a difference. In outdoor ministries, I am constantly reminded that we are to be seed planters. Sometimes, we may not see instant results. We may do good work all week long for a camper but it may be years before the results of our work are evident. We just plant the seeds of faith and it is God who waters them. But it is still important to serve God and do the work we are commissioned to do as Christians. Why do we do this? Because we are to love one another because God first loved us. And as our gospel reminds us this week, we are to abide. What seeds do you plant? How do you abide? --Chad Hershberger, Camp Mount Luther Director
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