Prayer: Shepherding Lord, gather us, your tired sheep, and keep us safe. You are our righteousness. Amen
Reading: Jeremiah 23: 1-6 (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: Sometimes I wonder why I am so tired. Then I realize I have been running about, seeing the worst in things, scattered in my thoughts, fearful and dismayed. No wonder I am exhausted; and not only physically but emotionally and spiritually, too. Our text today speaks of Restoration after Exile...in other words: Tired Sheep and the LORD who will be a Shepherd. I can add no better words than the promise we will be saved, live in safety and the LORD will be our righteousness. Read Jeremiah 23: 1-6 again if you need to. I do. I will. Find rest, tired sheep. -- Ruth Gates
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