Abound

"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ--to the glory and praise of God" Philippians 1:9-11

Admittedly, I have a long ways to go in my own Bible literacy, but this particular passage is one to which I confess to never having given much thought. But yesterday morning on my way into a meeting, I listened to a podcast of Rob Bell's latest sermon at Mars Hill Church where he exegetes this prayer in such a way that it helped illuminate my sense of the journey I am on, underscoring the difference between knowing, and knowing. I found it beautiful, and as always, he is immensely engaging. If interested, you can link to their site here and click on the mp3 for week 470, sermon title 'Abound' to listen in.