Prayer: Deliver us, O Lord, from those things that make us weary. Give us strength. Take us to a better place. Amen.
Reading: Jeremiah 15: 15-21 (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: “I’m tired of COVID.” I’ve heard these words come out of my mouth. I’ve heard these words come of other’s mouths. It’s been five months. We are tired of this. I want life to get back to normal. Read today’s passage from Jeremiah with a “COVID” lens. When I read this, I thought, “Wow! This guy could be writing this today.” This summer at camp, we talked about how the stories of the Bible can be a way to see how the situations those characters faced are similar to what we face. And, we can gain some “holy” insight into what we need to do today. At the end of this passage, we hear, “I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.” Today, Jeremiah might write about God, “I will deliver you out of the hand of COVID and bring you normalcy again.” --Chad Hershberger
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