Prayer: Lord, we serve you by serving your people. May we look to you as we labor for the church. Amen
Reading: Colossians 1: 15-28 (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 first part of our reading (verses 15-23) establishes Christ as supreme and Paul as servant. The second part (verses 24-28) is about Paul's labor for the church. Clearly who is in charge, who is working and what the work is. That's a good message for the Colossians and for us, too. Christ is who we serve and our labor is for the church. What is the church? Or rather, who is the church? According to the Sunday School song. I am the church. You are the church. We are the church together. Sometimes Paul sounds like he is alone. Sometimes we may feel alone. Remember we are all together working to serve Christ. Look to God. See the people. -- Ruth Gates
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