Prayer: Gracious and giving God, we thank you for all you have given up. Help us trust in your goodness as we walk in your ways. May we be guides to all who follow us. May we be good examples to everyone around us. In Jesus name, AMEN.
Reading: 2 Corinthians 5: 6-17 (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: As we are in the midst of staff training, we are all excited to be back at camp this summer. One common activity that is done with campers is trust walks. As I read this text it reminds me that both kinds of participants in a trust walk have important roles to play. The blindfolded one(s) being guided has to trust the person giving the instructions. The person doing the guiding has to lead in a way that the other people do not get hurt. This text reminds us we are to trust God, and as we lead others to trust God, we need to be a good example. We are supposed to walk by faith. We are supposed to live in Christ. We are supposed to persuade others to do the same. We are the ones doing the trusting, and the ones who are being trusted. May you faith walk be filled with great trust. --Charlene Rineer
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Authors
Anyone is welcome to contribute! If you'd like to write for us, please e-mail [email protected] Email
Get our daily devotions delivered to your e-mail box each day by signing up below:
Archives
May 2022
Subscribe |