Prayer: God of all, we praise you and adore you. We thank you that you have given us a friend in Jesus. Help us listen to him and obey the command to love one another so we may bear much fruit. Amen
Reading: John 15: 9-17 (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: As I was reading the text for today a lot of things really stood out to me. The theme of loving one another is huge. Also joy and bearing fruit were two things I noticed. The other thread of the text that I also liked was that Jesus is calling the disciples friends. To me, being called a friend is a huge thing. People on equal footing that care for each other. The other huge thing in this text is that Jesus reminds them that he chose them. We are all chosen by God. We are loved and cared for and we are to abide in that love. We are also to help spread that love by loving one another. Then lastly, we are still in the season of Easter and in the Bible text we hear that, “no one has greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” We know that Jesus did that for us. We are truly grateful and in that we rejoice. --Charlene Rineer
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