Prayer: Compassionate Father, you wipe away the tears from all faces. Speak your word of love. Let us be glad in you. Amen
Reading: Isaiah 25: 1-9 (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: Current news commentary brings to mind tears people have shed; tears I have shed. Tears when a family member was killed in a car crash. Tears when another died of cancer. Tears other times, too. Tears wiped away on sleeves. Tears cried into caring shoulders. Tears that simply dried on cheeks. Tears not mocked. Well, once they were. By a person who did not respect my sorrow. I walked away. In tears. Cry your tears. Be there for each other’s tears. Never ever mock someone’s sorrow. Know that our God will wipe away the tears from all faces. You are loved. Be glad. --Ruth Gates
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