Prayer: Dear God, we have heard the Nativity Story many times. Remind us of the words that calm our fears. Amen
Reading: Luke 1: 26-38 (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: How can you condense this reading into a short GROW Time devotion? Over the centuries the story of Jesus’ birth has been retold and celebrated in countless songs, stories, works of art, traditions and symbols (a star, candles, evergreen trees). How many times over the years have you read, heard or told the Nativity story? I have a recording of the Nativity in German. Without even knowing the language, just by the inflection of the pastor’s voice, you can envision the story as spoken. If there are two thoughts that resonate through the years, and perhaps particularly this year, they are the angel Gabriel reassuring Mary with “Be not afraid.” and the angels telling the shepherds to “Fear not.” “That, Charlie Brown, is what Christmas is all about!” --Alice Yeakel
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