Prayer: God, we thank you for including us all in your house with many many rooms! We look forward to the day we can join you in that heavenly home. Until then, we look to your Son and our Savior Jesus Christ as the way, the truth, and the life. Amen.
Reading: John 14:1-14 (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: After Jesus has risen from the tomb, he briefly joins his disciples to comfort them and assure them that they know the way to the Heavenly Father. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life! And at the start of chapter 14, Jesus tells the disciples in verse 2 that his Father’s house has many rooms, where he is going to prepare a place for us! That verse stirs up a lot of imaginative imagery for me. When I was a kid, one of my favorite shows to watch was Extreme Makeover Home Edition. On the show, the crew would choose a loving family that needed a new home and build them a house beyond their wildest dreams. One of favorite parts of the show was when they would interview the kids of the family to ask them about their passions and interests, and then they would decorate their room by bringing their passions to life. It usually included exciting things like treehouses and castles to sleep in! This is what I think about when I read that Jesus is going to our Heavenly father’s house to prepare many rooms for all of us. I think my room would have a ceiling that has stars painted all over it, and my bed would be like a hammock in the forest, where I could overnight camp, live and worship with God! What do you think your room will look like? --Anne Harshbarger
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