Prayer: Heavenly Father, we lift to you everything we have in our hearts so that we may become full of the love you give us. Help us strive to do as you wish and walk in your son’s ways, and continue to show us how to do these things. Bless the souls of those who need such, as we show them your glory and praise. Continue to allow us to shine in your light as we profess everything you have taught us through your son. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Reading: John 1: 14 (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: As we venture in our lives, we remember the bonds we’ve made our friends, family, acquaintances, and anyone we’ve come across. Just as we have made bonds with each other, we have also made bonds with God. By showing each other the goodness of our hearts, we show them the bonds we’ve made with God. This passage begins John’s account of God’s most forthcoming bond to us: God’s son, Jesus Christ. The Word became flesh as Jesus and show us the way God would like us to live. Jesus showed us first hand, through death, that we should take God’s love for us and spread it around to all people. God shared the deepest part of his love with us through his son to show us all that God cared more deeply about the people of earth that God cared about his very own flesh and blood. Now, as people of the Earth, we should strive to show the world the love that God showed us with truth and grace! --Adam Joraskie
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