Prayer: Jesus, you came to earth as a human to show us a living example of your will on earth. You know me intimately. You only ask what you know I can do. Let me trust you; let me trust myself. Amen.
Reading: John 17:1-11 (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: Evangelism. The word makes some of us quake with unease. Who am I to go out and make believers of others? I’m not a priest. I’ve never gone to seminary. I’m just…well, me. Jesus is the Son of God. He is God. But with this prayer, He reminds me that evangelism is not some huge, scary responsibility. It’s simply the open love of God. Showing God’s love to others. Living His love in my daily talk and walk. Jesus reminds me that He provides the people; I don’t have to seek them out. He’s given me the words; I don’t have to think up grand speeches. It’s not up to me to make believers; only to share my beliefs. Pray. Praise. Trust. Love. I’m never alone. God is always with me. I am His, and I just have to be…well, me. Wow. That’s not so hard, after all. --Heather LeBlanc
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