Prayer: God my loving parent, companion, and friend, thank you for always being there when I need you. Even when I forget to call. Amen. Reading: Psalm 116: 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: My daughter was a counselor this summer at Camp Mount Luther. She came home energized by the faith she and the other staff re-kindled in themselves through bible studies together. She said the Book of Faith questions (above) provided the framework for engaging conversations and really encouraged everyone to personalize God’s word. Today, she illustrated how she delves into the text for me, using this passage. As she worked through the psalm, my daughter shared aloud her impressions as they took shape. She compared the childlike faith of the psalmist with the innocent confidence children have in their parents, drawing a parallel to how she trusted in her dad and me to keep things right in her world, protect her, and always be there when she needed our presence. As she grew up she realized we couldn’t really prevent all hurt, pain, fear, or injustice from touching her, and that was scary. But, she said, she never doubted our love and support. And if she needs me, she knows I will be there with her through anything. So it is with God. We aren’t promised that life on earth will be without disappointment, confusion, even anguish and heartache. But never are we alone. God is there to answer our call, whenever, wherever, whatever we need. --Heather Wolf
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