Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for the freedom we have to worship. May we worship you in spirit and truth, through all that we do. Amen.
Reading: John 4:5-42 (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: Verse 23: “yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.” This verse is a part of the popular story of the woman at the well. In this story, Jesus shares Living water with someone he was not supposed to associate with. So not only does this story show us that the Living water of eternal life I available to anyone, but it also shows us that worship does not have to be confined to a certain time or place. The Heavenly Father only asks that we worship with Spirit and truth, with our hearts and our minds. We can worship through dancing, singing, working, playing, serving, etc.! We have the freedom to worship God with whatever flows from our hearts! Therefore, live in the spirit and devote what you do to the Heavenly Father as an act of worship! --Anne Harshbarger
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