Prayer: Dear Father, Thank you for this huge human family of coots, kooks, servants, and queens. May I remember always that we all make mistakes and try to be accepting of others, as well as of myself. Amen. Reading: Isaiah 51:1-6 (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 few summers ago, my congregation gathered for intergenerational Sunday School using Sparkhouse’s Ancestors of the Bible re:Form series. It is a humorous and provocative study of the human side to the leaders who fill the stories of the old and new testaments. We found empathy with Sarah’s struggles and Abraham’s missteps; we acknowledged David’s incredible selfishness and found similar sin in our own hearts. We laughed over Noah drinking too much, and we related to “Jonah: the passive-aggressive coot.” As we considered how our descendance from this family tree includes inherited strengths and weaknesses, we remembered that these “chosen” people were no different from you or me. God blesses His people. He saves. He comforts. He delivers. No matter how things seem to change and vanish, there is no end to the legacy of His love. If you want to check out the study, some of it is available free online: https://www.wearesparkhouse.org/store/category/286825/re-form-Ancestors. --Heather LeBlanc
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