Prayer: Dear Lord, help us show your love to the world. Amen.
Reading: Luke 6: 20-31 (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: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Do to others as you would have them do to you.” These three lines stuck out to me as I read this passage because our world desperately needs to hear them, all people, everywhere. Love people who think and have different opinions than yourself. Do not be discouraged when you are hated, for your reward in heaven is greater than those who rejected you. And lastly, the golden rule, a rule we learned in elementary school that we still haven’t perfected. Read these lines and read them over again. Then put them into action. --Marie Barnard
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