Yesterday, we had a great day at church. The energy was high and our people were engaged. We had a young guy in our service who came to lead worship so that the church could see if this was a worship leader they would like to call to be a permanent member of our staff. He did a great job of leading our people to worship and everyone responded. Overall, it was a wonderful Sunday morning.
But one of the best parts of the morning for me was not the service, but what happened afterwards. You see, in our church, if someone comes to be a part of our family, we have a meet and greet time after the service concludes where just about every person in the service lines up to come by and shake hands and hug necks of the folks who have come to be a part of what God is doing in our church.
Yesterday was no exception. The line went half way around the auditorium and it took about 30 minutes to get everyone through the line. As I stood there watching our people file past this young couple, I was struck by the acceptance and openness our people offered. It was a picture of what I believe God created us to be as the church.
I am proud of our church for striving to be open and accepting of others!
Where do you go to take refuge and be accepted for who you are? If you don’t have a place – – our doors are always open!
Be blessed!
Clay in the Hands 
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