Prayer: Dear God, help us to love each other as you have loved us. As much as we think we might know, all that matters is love shared. Amen
Reading: 1 Corinthians 8: 1-13 (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: Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. I Corinthians 8: 1b It is that simple. Love outshines knowledge. Even when knowledge is correct, love surpasses. With knowledge, lives are observed, studied and understood. With love, however, lives are shared and community happens. Knowing may fill a space (puff up) but love is a foundation (built up). Being puffed up does not last. It’s gone by a slow leak or a sudden pop. Feeling deflated? Look to love instead. Build on that. --Ruth Gates
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