Prayer: (Imagine a sun, with wings and a band-aid) Amen.
Reading: Malachi 4: 1-2a (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: Nowadays with smart phones and emojis, sending the message, "Have a great day!" can might include a smiley face, thumbs up and a heart. If someone is celebrating a special day there are birthday cake, balloon and gift emojis. If sending to someone on vacation, there are emojis for beach umbrellas, mountains, castles. There is an emoji for just about any great day you can think of. The last chapter of Malachi is about the Great Day of the LORD. What would the emoji be for that? Let's get past the "burning like an oven and stubble" reference in verse 1 and consider "the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings" in the first part of verse 2. The emojis I would pick for that would be a sunshine, wings and a band-aid. Wish I could insert them right here but can't figure out how. So, just picture it. The Great Day of the Lord! -- Ruth Gates
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