Prayer: Holy Spirit, fill me to the brim. Bubble out of me in happy exultation for God’s gifts. May I show my thanks and share my joy freely. Amen.
Reading: Psalm 47 (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 can just imagine the camp counselors hamming up this Psalm, pantomiming trumpet blats while stomping out a hand-clapping hoedown around the campfire! I even picture a counselor wrapped in checkered tablecloth, peers parading behind in mock royal homage. Can you tell how much I miss Family Camp?! Silliness aside, the flamboyant praise called for by this psalmist fits the celebratory feeling we might all have when we think of what God has done for humanity. There is a sense of revival and pure joy. Why not take this moment to get out and be glad in God? Clap! Sing! Maybe grab a partner and swing around. Laugh at a pun. Climb a mountain and shout loud, echoing praises. Give thanks in rhyming prayer. Really worship God with abandon. …and then maybe, go to camp? --Heather LeBlanc
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