Prayer: Thank you for being on our side and loving us through many hardships. Help us to trust in your love for us. Amen.
Reading: Romans 8:31-36 (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: I am a pleaser. I spend far too much energy worrying about what other people think of me. We all know by now that the age of social media only highlights such insecurities. Although I try to treat everyone as neighbor, in reality there are always going to be people who don’t like me. Sometimes even those thought of as friends can be less than kind. What a reassurance it is then to read Paul’s words to the Romans. If God is for us, who can be against us? How can we be judged by our fellow human, who is just as flawed as we are? Jesus intercedes for us, and no earthly hardship will ever separate us from that love. That is more valuable than any number of “likes.” --Erin Hayes
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