Prayer: Jesus my friend and savior, help me to see in others what you see: imperfect but lovable friends and family created in God’s image. To turn from them is to turn from you. To sin against them is to sin against you. Forgive me my trespasses, Lord, and guide me always. Amen.
Reading: Exodus 20:1-17 (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: The Ten Commandments. We know them. We recite them. Do we obey them? The prime commandment is to make God the focus of your consciousness – no other gods before God. Jesus taught us how to live that worship – love others as He first loved us. Don’t cheat, don’t steal, don’t hurt one another. Yet every day, lies and loss and pain abound. Why? Why is it so hard to follow ten simple rules? Our human nature is flawed. All sins derive from selfishness. Try to look outward, around and outside of your Self to see God in humankind. Then, perhaps, these commandments will become easier to obey. --Heather LeBlanc
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