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Each year for the Augsburg Youth Theology Institute, daily themes are chosen that are grounded in a biblical text. During the months of training and preparation for the Institute, the college mentors engage in theological reflection as a team and dig deeper into the biblical texts together. Through their leadership development with staff and the Institute chaplain, they read, plan, write, and eventually lead daily devotions for participants using these verses. The following themes and verses are now this year\u2019s devotions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Monday<\/span><\/th>\nTuesday<\/span><\/th>\nWednesday<\/span><\/th>\nThursday<\/span><\/th>\nFriday<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Separation<\/b><\/p>\n

Genesis 3:1-13<\/span><\/td>\n

Covenant<\/b><\/p>\n

Genesis 9:8-17<\/span><\/td>\n

Reunion\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Luke 15:1-10<\/span><\/td>\n

Breaking Bread\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

John 6:1-15<\/span><\/td>\n

Companionship\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Luke 24:13-35<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n

2022 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<\/span><\/h2>\n

Thank you to Pastor John Schwehn and Pastoral Intern Tori Remer for their guidance and support as mentors\"Devos<\/a> prepared to write these devotions. The hours of conversation, prayer, theological reflection, and support that were given throughout the process is gratefully appreciated. We are proud of our college mentors and their work this spring.<\/span><\/p>\n

PERMISSION<\/span><\/h2>\n

AYTI offers these themes and devotions for use by our partners. All credit should be given to the Augsburg Youth Theology Institute when using this material. Thank you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

MISSION OF AYTI<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Augsburg Youth Theology Institute (AYTI) inspires emerging high school theologians to observe, interpret, and engage their world through Christ for the sake of their neighbor. Our participants learn how to reflect theologically on culture and find meaningful ways to respond to the call from God that happens in this process of reflection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To achieve this, we provide an intense, one-week residential experience with a new theme every year. Students read theological texts and experience a college classroom, participate in worship, explore diverse community-based learning, and have intentional small group conversations led by college mentors. Following their week on campus, students write a theological paper on the theme and their paper is published in a journal to be shared with congregations and the wider community.\u00a0 <\/span>www.augsburg.edu\/ayti<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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MONDAY DEVOTION<\/span><\/h2>\n

Author: Blaine Schultz (they\/them), 1st year Undecided major<\/span><\/p>\n

Daily Theme: Separation<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Daily Verse: Genesis 3:1-13 NIV<\/span><\/h3>\n

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, \u201cDid God really say, \u2018You must not eat from any tree in the garden\u2019?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The woman said to the serpent, \u201cWe may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, \u2018You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou will not certainly die,\u201d the serpent said to the woman. \u201cFor God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, \u201cWhere are you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He answered, \u201cI heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

And he said, \u201cWho told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The man said, \u201cThe woman you put here with me\u2014she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Then the Lord God said to the woman, \u201cWhat is this you have done?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The woman said, \u201cThe serpent deceived me, and I ate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Monday Questions<\/span><\/h3>\n