Prayer: Dear God, give us strength and courage during the difficult times of life. Amen
Reading: Hebrews 11: 29 - 12: 2 (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 a mid-teen-ager I was attending a Sacred Music Festival and we were performing a new work titled “Canticle of the Martyrs”. I remember the basso soloist dramatically singing, “They were destitute, persecuted, downtrodden, sawn assunder.” How awful, I thought. Yet awful things do happen. We have to cling to God’s love and work our way through the trials and tribulations. We will survive! God provides us with strength and courage. -- Alice Yeakel
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