Prayer: May all creation sing as we enter Jerusalem. You are king, leading us toward the cross. Amen.
Reading: Mark 11: 1-11 (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: I was just standing there. Looking around, taking in the smells, hearing the hustle of the city around me. Suddenly, I heard two men say to no one in particular, “The Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.” What was going on? The two men took the rope and untied me. They led me back to a man who appeared to be heavy with whatever was to happen next. Coats were put on my back and people began to put their coats on the road. The man sat down on my back. I could feel his weight on me as I was led toward crowds of people. What was going on? “Hosanna!” the crowd cried out. “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” This went on for a while. Then, the man on our back steered me toward the temple. He got off my back, but I could still feel his weight. He looked at me and he looked around at everything. He took in the smells; he heard the hustle of the city around us. He went into the temple. What was going on? --Chad Hershberger
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