Prayer: God, we praise you for your never-ending grace! Help us to spread your trustworthy message with others. In your holy name, Amen.
Reading: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 (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: At the start of his letter to Timothy, Paul tells of the grace that God has showed him “the worst of sinners.” The purpose of this letter was to encourage Timothy in his ministry and Paul tells of God’s immense grace in his life to remind Timothy to share that trustworthy saying with others- that God’s grace is always within your reach! To be honest, I had a bit of a brain block when I tried to write this. For as often as we talk about God’s grace at church and at Camp Mount Luther, it is still really difficult for me (and probably many others) to grasp. Paul’s explanation is short and sweet, but gets right to the point. God’s grace is simply beyond anything humans are capable of and that is what makes it so amazing! It is indescribable, incomprehensible, and immeasurable --Anne Harshbarger
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