{"id":7152,"date":"2019-02-19T07:31:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T12:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/?p=7152"},"modified":"2019-02-12T15:58:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T20:58:22","slug":"february-24-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/february-24-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"February 24, 2019–Beyond Enemies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ellen Rothweiler, Des Moines, IA<\/b><\/p>\n

Warm-up Question<\/b><\/p>\n

What does it look like when you love your enemies? What words would you use to describe this kind of love?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond Enemies<\/b><\/p>\n

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The 61st<\/sup> Annual Grammy\u2019s were held on Sunday, February 10 and Alicia Keys hosted the event. She opened the evening with a message of love and connection through music.<\/a> She described music as \u201cwhat we all love\u201d and a \u201cshared global language\u201d and a way to \u201ccelebrate the greatness in each other\u201d. On a night of competition, in a tough business, Keys reminded the room and all those watching of our shared humanity and that most of all we should share love. She invited other women on the stage with her, sharing the spotlight, to share what music has meant in their lives.<\/p>\n

When the world tells us that a person or group of people are our competition, threatening our success and way of life, it is hard to love them. The nature of self-preservation is to defend what you have. In an industry of self-promotion it is essential to put oneself first to get ahead and employ others to help you do so. So, how bold and daring it is in room full of competitors for the priority set to be one of love and connection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Discussion Questions<\/b><\/p>\n