Today, we look at a Day 5 text from this year’s summer curriculum, “From Generation to Generation.”
Prayer: God, we praise you for your constant presence and guidance. May we continue to share your Word with others to create disciples of all nations, as we follow in the footsteps of your Son’s disciples. Be in our hearts and minds, now and always. Amen Reading: Matthew 28:16-20 (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: Today’s reflection is on a passage that is from the summer 2020 curriculum, From Generation to Generation, and it is the Great Commission! In this passage, Jesus sends out his disciples to make disciples of all nations (all races, all ethnicities, all ages, all genders, etc.) and promises that he will be with them always. This upholds through generations, including now- we are called to be disciples and to make disciples in whatever way possible (perhaps even in a Zoom meeting). This call to go out and make disciples makes me think of the off-site day-camp program we do as a part of our summer ministry at Camp Mount Luther. We take the stories we tell, the songs we sing, and the games we play to churches and communities through the synod and beyond. Just as Jesus promised, the Holy Spirit travels with us, off camp property and into congregations. The camp experience is never “boxed-in” at Mount Luther Lane, it lives in all of us right alongside the Holy Spirit. I love how off-site camp makes that experience accessible to so many campers, giving them that safe space to connect with God and other campers, and to plant seeds of faith that will grow with them. Faith and a love of Camp Mount Luther is something that is often passed down through generations… So go with God and plant seeds of discipleship! Also, here is a great article about off-site day-camps I read recently: https://sacredplaygrounds.com/2020/04/the-importance-of-being-day-camp/?fbclid=IwAR1oPGIT3sqtozK6gPNQGre3LGrXRttYg6s5CJCmbWWoUS07x6xWUvYWN8k --Anne Harshbarger
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