Prayer: Dear God, your only son came for all of us. He died so we may all have life everlasting. What better thing can we do than share the best of your love with all. Amen
Reading: John 12: 20-33 (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: John reminds us of three things in these verses. Jesus came, not for a certain group, but for everyone. Different as we are. All are God’s children. Together sharing God’s love. When a seed is planted, it dies. But from the seed can grow many amazing thing. Fruit, vegetables, trees, flowers. It has been said you can count the seeds in one apple but you cannot count the apples in one seed. So many to share. Jesus died on the cross and was raised from the dead. God’s only son died on the cross and countless have life everlasting. His life continues through all who believe in Him and share the Good News. So, a thought. A cake made by mixing flour, milk, eggs and other different ingredients. Mixed together becoming something better than the parts alone. And something best to be shared. --Alice Yeakel
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