Prayer: Thank you, Creator, for the beauty and peace you provide in nature. Thank you, too, for Camp Mount Luther. Amen.
Reading: Ecclesiastes 1: 1-11 (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: This summer, my three adult children came home to live because of COVID. Amidst the stress and fear and politics and pain that this pandemic has unleashed, I got the gift of four months with children that otherwise would not have returned to a family unit in my lifetime, at least not for four solid months. And then, we went to Camp Mount Luther. Because of COVID, the cabins and grounds could not host the usual family camp. But with the opportunity to rent a cabin for a few days, our family enjoyed sunrises and sunsets. Warm breezes and long hikes. Splashing in the streams with our dog. And a strong recalibration of perspective. Much of the busyness and nonstop pressures of life before COVID has been stripped of its value. Supper together, at the table, is returning to many households. Family game nights are again a possibility. Taking time to “stop and smell the roses” has for some lucky enough to live in central Pennsylvania (or other natural surroundings) turned into opportunities to pause and appreciate the endurance of God’s creation. It has been here all along. It will be here long after our toil ceases. But will you have enjoyed it? I heartily recommend that you go to camp. Enjoy the peace, quiet, and rejuvenation. --Heather LeBlanc
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