Every day, there is a scripture meditation to do and then discuss in the daily small groups. For example, here is Monday’s from the first mission challenge week:
We want to start this week thinking about the sort of decision every person has to make: will I live for God, or will I live for myself?
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
(Matthew 6:24)
“Money” in this verse can also be translated “mammon” or riches. The point of this verse is not that money is bad (you need it to eat), but that you can only have one master.
There’s a hard decision here: will our lives be about things (mammon), or about a person (Jesus the Lord).
Only one of these choices will lead you to true freedom; and here’s the good news: there’s a better plan for your life than being a slave to things of this life.
What are the “riches” that you are tempted to make the master of your life?
Have you decided to make Jesus the lord of your life? If so, what does that look like?
We are praying that spending a week with other youth—although remotely—going over mediations like this one, encouraging each other to fully participate in the daily challenges, and building relationships with other young people and staff will be a highlight of a summer where so many things have been cancelled. Thanks so much for your support of Kairos! Knowing we have partners like you in this strange time to be doing youth work helps us immensely. May the Lord be with you and protect you and your family.
Your brother in the Lord,
James Munk
Kairos Director
