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“Neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow” (1 Corinthians 3:7).

It never gets old for me. As I almost mindlessly repeat the stitch pattern called for in my knitting pattern, a fabric begins to form. Fabric with color and texture (in this case, soft and fluffy texture in a caramel/rust shade of brown). It’s tangible and real, something I can touch and hold. And all I had to do was repeat the same simple steps over and over until the fabric appeared and grew, like magic.

“We look most like Christ when we serve” was emblazoned in large letters across the back of the camp counselors’ t-shirts as they welcomed us to a week of family camp. Amid the excitement of getting settled in our accommodation, creating a list (already) of things we’d forgotten for a quick trip to Target, and looking at the week’s jam-packed schedule, I turned the slogan over in my head; the catchy phrase conveyed a significant spiritual truth.