Prayer: Lord, I put my trust in you. Help me to be patient. Thank you for hearing my prayers. I will tell the glad news of your love for all. Amen
Reading: Psalm 40: 1-11 (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: A favorite author of mine sets up her prayers like this: Help - Thanks - Wow. Psalm 40 is titled Thanksgiving for Deliverance and Prayer for Help. I think there is a lot of Wow to it, too. And what does the Psalmist do with the Wow? I have told of the glad news...I have not restrained my lips...I have not hidden (your help)...I have spoken of your faithfulness and salvation...I have not concealed your love. (v. 9, 10) While often our prayers for help and prayers of thanks are between us and God, it sounds like the Wows are to be shared. Tell someone glad news today. Think about a Wow moment of faith and realize you cannot restrain your lips. Make it obvious your help is from the Lord. Speak words of faith and grace. Show God's love to all. -- Ruth Gates
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