Prayer: We rejoice in the good news that Jesus has risen from the dead. Help us live in the good of knowing that Jesus kept his word. Help us to live by your word, O God. Amen.
Reading: John 20: 1-18 (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: A woman. A stone. A run. A mystery. A gardener. It’s a story that you’ve probably heard many times. We are reminded of it every Sunday when we go to church. And this Sunday, we celebrate the first time that the woman found a stone rolled away and her savior missing. A single word changes the story. “Rabbouni.” When Mary hears the supposed gardener utter that word, she suddenly knows it is Jesus. That word changed the whole story. So many times, in scripture, God changes something just by speaking. And today, we are reminded of how the world changed with the words “He is risen, he is risen indeed.” Happy Easter! --Chad Hershberger
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