Prayer: Keep renewing our inside, God, even as our bodies are weak. Amen.
Reading: 2 Corinthians 4: 13-5:1 (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: One of the things you have to get used to as you age is that your body just can’t do what it used to be able to do. Recently, I helped my folks move to a new home. After 3 days of moving boxes, clothes, plastic tubs, and more, my body said, “Stop!” I had to take a day to rest and rejuvenate. What I like about this passage is that it reminds us that our body is not everything. Outside, we may be sore, stiff, and struggling, but we are being renewed inside. We are gaining knowledge, we are becoming more compassionate, we are becoming more loving. Great solace to have when your body seems to be failing you! --Chad Hershberger
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