Prayer: Lord, you are so gracious to us. Thank you for seeing our hearts and redeeming us. May we follow your lead and see others for their heart, and not for what clothes they are wearing. Amen
Reading: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 (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: From verse 7, “The Lord does not look at things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” As it turns out, I have actually written on this same passage before. And that is because I am drawn to these verses after having the portion above taped to my mirror for the past few years (over four now)! When I think about how the Lord looks at what is in our hearts, as He does this when he chooses to anoint David in this passage, I think of my time spent at Camp Mount Luther. God calls us as His children, no matter what we look like on the outside. He sees a heart worth loving. Camp is a place where you can come as you are. After being on staff for four years, I can say I know for sure that I will be accepted as I am by the Mount Luther staff. Being on camp staff together, and living in a tight-knit community means you experience everything together. This includes afternoons following an overnight camping trip when you just didn’t have time to shower, and nights spent whispering hilarious stories around the campfire as you try not to wake the campers sleeping just a few feet away. Through mountaintop highs and valley lows, camp brings out the heart in everyone. We love and support each other for what the Lord sees - it’s the fluffy fun stuff in the middle that really matters! --Anne Harshbarger
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