Prayer: Welcoming God, there is no point in quarreling about what doesn’t matter. In you we stand together. Thank you for daily bread. Amen
Reading: Romans 14: 1-12 (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: There is a sung table grace at Camp Mount Luther called Brown Cow and it goes like this: Thank the brown cow for the chocolate milk. Thank the pig (oink, oink) for the bacon on the grill. Thank the egg for the chicken, And the chicken for the egg. Thank God for daily bread. To all who know the tune and will have it stuck in their head the rest of the day, “You’re welcome.” (or “I’m sorry.”) Somehow Paul’s message to the Romans got me singing that grace. Why? Because he is trying to explain there is no point in quarreling over opinions – What to eat or not to eat? Is one day better than another? Which came first – the chicken or the egg? Okay, Paul did not mention the chicken or the egg question. But he did say all that other stuff does not matter. What matters is that God has welcomed us. Perhaps that is why I love this sung table grace so much. It doesn’t matter. We thank the egg for the chicken and the chicken for the egg. And we thank God for daily bread. Amen. --Ruth Gates
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