Devotions
This Wilderness Trip is a unique opportunity to draw closer to God, to one another, to nature, and to yourself:
A) Reading:
Reflection: What is your challenge?
Reading: Luke 9:1-2, 10-24
b. Day 2: Theme: Listening
Reflection: Where are you sent?
Reading: Luke 10:1, 17, 24-42
c. Day 3: Theme: Prayer
Reflection: Find God’s gift for you!
Reading: Luke 11:1-13
d. Day 4: Theme: Greed
Reflection: Find God, i.e. what is your treasure!
Reading: Luke 12:13-34
e. Day 5: Theme: God’s Kingdom
Reflection: Find yourself, what are the great things for which God has set you free!
Reading: Luke 13:6-21
f. Day 6: Theme: God’s Dinner
Reflection: Find your roadblock, i.e. what keeps you from God’s great dinner!
Reading: Luke 14:1-24
g. Day 7: Theme: Lost
Reflection: Find your greatest joy!
Reading: Luke 15:1-2, 11-32
h. Day 8: Theme: Master
Reflection: Who or what are you choosing to be your master?
Reading: Luke 16:13-31
i. Day 9: Theme: Faith
Reflection: How are you trusting, obeying and praising God?
Reading: Luke 17:3-19
j. Day 10:Theme: Seeing
Reflection: Why and how will you live your live differently because of this trip?
Reading: Luke 18:1-14, 31-43
B) Reflection – in pairs or small groups.
A) Reading:
- Theme – state the theme and the question or task upon which to focus.
- Task – a question or task to guide you
- Reading – have various voices each do one paragraph of the reading
Reflection: What is your challenge?
Reading: Luke 9:1-2, 10-24
b. Day 2: Theme: Listening
Reflection: Where are you sent?
Reading: Luke 10:1, 17, 24-42
c. Day 3: Theme: Prayer
Reflection: Find God’s gift for you!
Reading: Luke 11:1-13
d. Day 4: Theme: Greed
Reflection: Find God, i.e. what is your treasure!
Reading: Luke 12:13-34
e. Day 5: Theme: God’s Kingdom
Reflection: Find yourself, what are the great things for which God has set you free!
Reading: Luke 13:6-21
f. Day 6: Theme: God’s Dinner
Reflection: Find your roadblock, i.e. what keeps you from God’s great dinner!
Reading: Luke 14:1-24
g. Day 7: Theme: Lost
Reflection: Find your greatest joy!
Reading: Luke 15:1-2, 11-32
h. Day 8: Theme: Master
Reflection: Who or what are you choosing to be your master?
Reading: Luke 16:13-31
i. Day 9: Theme: Faith
Reflection: How are you trusting, obeying and praising God?
Reading: Luke 17:3-19
j. Day 10:Theme: Seeing
Reflection: Why and how will you live your live differently because of this trip?
Reading: Luke 18:1-14, 31-43
B) Reflection – in pairs or small groups.
- Bus Time: a minute of silence after the reading; in pairs reflect on what grabbed you; for those willing share with the whole bus your reflections on the reading, theme and question for the day.
- Quiet Time in Wilderness: 30 minutes after supper & before campfire; quiet is key in a safe place and within earshot of others; observe-listen-smell-feel and reflect on the reading letting your mind wander and bring back an object or description of the theme and task for reflection.