Prayer: O Lord, may we keep our eyes open to see the wonders of your creation and sometimes things that just make us wonder. Amen Reading: Psalm 104: 24 (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: O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Psalm 104: 24 I was riding the bus to work one day reading an email from a friend who lives in the wilderness. She was so excited because the evening before she was out for a walk and saw a momma black bear and three cubs! I smiled, glanced up from my tablet and, out of the corner of my eye, thought I saw a unicorn. It took a moment for me to wonder, "Did I really just see a unicorn?" I looked back as the bus kept moving but trees and bushes abscured my view. The next day I watched again as the bus went down that same road and, sure enough, there in a backyard was a unicorn! Okay, it was an inflateable unicorn wading pool. But what I saw was a unicorn nonetheless. I took a picture and sent it to my friend saying, "Look! You saw a momma black bear and three cubs and I saw a unicorn!" Sitting here at my desk this afternoon writing this devotion, I saw a hummingbird at the feeder and a monarch butterfly at the butterfly bush. I wonder what wonders you saw today? -- Ruth Gates
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