Prayer: Dear God, we are broken but growing in your love and our love for each other. May we all see each other as your children. Amen
Reading: Mark 9: 30-37 (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: Jesus tells us to embrace His children and in doing so we are welcoming Him and His kingdom into our lives. I read a book about a family with four adopted children…the oldest being 19. All had challenges in their broken lives. Would the adopting parents be able to mend their broken-ness? Essentially, we are all children of God and we all are broken in places. God can heal and, with love, we can help in the healing process for ourselves and others. We can help each other grow. My 6th grade teacher wrote one sentence in my autograph book,” Someday you’ll be an author.” I keep trying. Here I am writing! --Alice Yeakel
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