I was aware that we are not yet perfect and have a lot of growing to do. The good news is that there are hundreds of people finding their way in these doors. I am still amazed that you all find your way up here every Sunday morning. If you drive by on a weekday evening, you will see lights on all over this building. The activities are simply astonishing.
Rooms are full and people are involved in a variety of ministries.
They are for us, part of the way we discover who God is in our lives and in our world. Both of the scripture lessons today are stories of how God approaches human beings. First, there is that wonderful story of Samuel. If you read the text, it says that Samuel was loaned to God by his mother. I love it - an inner library loan to God.