Prayer: Spirit of God, come to us and make yourself know. Guide us and sustain us. Amen.
Reading: Acts 2: 1-21 (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: This Sunday, we celebrate Pentecost. It is the day when the Holy Spirit arrives on earth and the church is born. People will wear red to church and sanctuaries will be adorned with geraniums. When reading the story of the first Pentecost, we see that people were confused. People were speaking in different languages. It was unexpected. Because they couldn’t explain it, they proclaimed that people were drunk. Peter stood up and said, “Wait a minute. This is what we knew was coming.” And he related how scripture predicted this. Peter was the voice of reason. He reminded everyone that they indeed knew what was happening. And he led people to believe in Jesus. Be like Peter. Be the voice of reason. Share the good news with others! --Chad Hershberger
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