We often reprint prior devotions that now reflect on the coming lectionary texts. This is a reprint from a devotion originally published on December 22, 2014.
Prayer: We join the angel chorus is rejoicing for your birth, Lord. Your arrival is our joy. Amen. Reading: Isaiah 61: 10- 62: 3 (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: This passage, for the first Sunday of Christmas, reminds us to rejoice in the Lord. To me, that means for this time of year to show joy at the birth of Christ. How do you do that? In what ways this week will you show joy that Jesus comes to us in a manger as a baby? Perhaps it will be through your singing, or in service to another, or in giving gifts. Whatever it may be, this is the week to show joy. Joy to the World! --Chad Hershberger
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