Prayer: Dear God, you welcome all with your gift of the Holy Spirit. May we invite others with love. Amen Reading: Acts 10: 44-48 (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 have a half hour to write this GROW Time. It is 7:30 in the morning, the sun is shining and I simply couldn’t hold back from inviting my neighbor friends over to sit on the front porch for coffee and catching up. After that, it will be on to a day of errands, work, dinner and choir. But, for an hour or so, my friends and I will be together to talk, care and laugh. It only took an invitation - a text sent 10 minutes ago with the casual welcome of “I will still be in my pajama pants, too.” Peter was speaking to the Gentiles when the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard him; poured out even to the Gentiles. Then, who could hold back them being baptized in the name of Jesus? They invited Peter to stay longer and he took the time. The Spirit will be on my porch, too, even as we meet in our pajamas with mugs warming our hands. Who can hold back such an invitation? Chances are we’ll talk longer than expected. Welcome the Spirit. Invite others. Take the time. --Ruth Gates
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