Occasionally, we will reprint prior devotions that now reflect on the coming lectionary texts. This is a reprint from a devotion originally published on August 31, 2013.
Prayer: Write down your thoughts on how you are feeling right now. Then, pray those thoughts to God. Reading: Ephesians 3: 14-21 (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 poem by Chad Hershberger) There are times in our life when the walls seem to be crumbling down When the chasm we are in seems deep Nightmares wake us up from our sleep We're in despair What will come next? What will come next? There are times in our life when we feel like we are all alone When silence rules us all around But thoughts in our mind are so abound We need rest; and end to the test What will come next? What will come next? There are times in our life when the future seems so bleak When hope has gone away We don't think we'll make it another day We want an end. What will come next? What will come next? When you are feeling down and no one is around Remember God is here. Remember God is here. God will lead your way When the walls come tumbling down When you feel alone When the future seems bleak God knows what's next. God knows what's next.
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