Prayer: God, we come to you asking for your spirit to guide us in unity to love and worship together as one Body. Amen.
Reading: Ephesians 2:11-22 (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: It is not by our doing, but Christ’s that we are welcomed into heavenly citizenship. This passage reminds us that we are God’s people, built upon God’s foundation, and no longer strangers. We are fellow citizens – halleluiah! One of my college professors used to talk about how we as Christians are citizens of heaven and that the Bible is our passport, to help us see what God is revealing to us through creation and the Word. Sometimes we feel like we do not belong or we are confused about where we are going, that is when I know I need this reminder of heavenly citizenship. There is a greater place for us, where we will all be as one and everyone will feel known and loved, no strangers, praising God! The program staff were sharing Faith Five before dinner at camp last night and when discussing the scripture, we talked about how we are looking forward to joyfully worshipping God with everyone in heaven one day. We also talked about how that is so similar to our experiences at camp. As we reflected on how much fun we had worshipped at pond campfire Sunday night, we thought that camp is one of the closest experiences to heaven on earth… --Anne Harshbarger
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