Prayer: Thank you, heavenly Father, for sending Jesus. May we remember at Christmas Christ was with us and Christ is still with us. Amen
Reading: Philippians 1: 3-11 (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: Let's do a word play: 1. Invert the M in CHRISTMAS and it becomes CHRIST WAS. 2. Now remove the W and A and replace with I. Now we have CHRIST IS! Every day Christ IS here with us: in our hearts, watching over us, caring about us. Advent is a time of waiting for Christ who WAS born so we can know Christ IS always with us to finish the good works He has begun in us. -- Alice Yeakel
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