Prayer: Glorious God help us see your shining face as we go through times of trouble. Thanks for all you have given us and help us stay faithful. May we look to you to give us strength and comfort and peace. Amen.
Reading: Acts 7: 55-60 (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: Stephen was a martyr for his faith. He continued to preach to people even at the end. He stayed faithful to God. He also asked God to forgive those who stoned him. That is huge faith. Even if those who were around turned a deaf ear to what he said I can imagine that his actions and words still made an effect on them. There are some days I feel like what I say and do makes no effect on the people around me. I feel like what I say falls on deaf ears. (I work with a lot of middle school students). I still work on though because I hope that showing to be faithful plants seeds of faith in others that will sprout to something in time that helps others be faithful too. --Charlene Rineer
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