Prayer: Dear God, Jesus sent out twelve disciples with a mission. As we love you and love others, may that mission be continued by many more including me. Amen
Reading: Mark 6: 1-13 (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: The second half of our reading today is The Mission of the Twelve. In the last verse we read that the twelve disciples cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them. Since we hear mostly about Jesus doing such things, it may be a bit surprising to hear the disciples did the same. Does it make you wonder if you could, too? This being a short devotion, let us not dive deeply into demons and healings. Instead, let us remember a time when talking to a friend calmed your spirit. Think about when once you were sick and a basket of goodies nourished your body and made you forget for a while how awful you felt. Who did this for you? A disciple. Oh, not one of The Twelve but one of the dozens of dozens of dozens of dozens of dozens beyond count of those who love God and love others (including you!). And you? As you love God and love others, spirits will be calmed, bodies will be fed, minds will find peace. The Mission of the Twelve + Many More + You --Ruth Gates
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