Prayer: Dear God, help us plant the seeds of your love all around us even where we are not sure it will grow. Surprise us with your power. Grow our faith as we treasure it in our hearts. Amen.
Reading: Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 (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: Everyone said, “You’ll never grow grass under that huge maple tree. Too much shade; root system sucks up all the water.” Well, this year we’ve been successful by randomly spreading the seed by hand and occasionally watering. We’ve also had an abundance of dandelion, clover, ivy, and vinca that came up voluntarily. Still, grass grew. The seeds we sow may seem small and insignificant. They may land on rocky situations. How joyful we are when they grow and spread. We gave a friend a small dahlia plant and this year it bloomed for its third season. It is a symbol of our enduring friendship and our faith in God’s plan for us. --Alice Yeakel
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