In Short Supply

One of the annual customs of our church is to turn over the pulpit to a high-school senior. Our students are not polished speakers or valedictorians (although once in a while one slips through). But they all speak from the heart.

Cristina was no exception. After thanking her parents, she talked about what she learned from the church. Not only did she engage with the words but like the other kids, watched our deeds....very carefully. In recent years she has helped the less fortunate not only through our church outreach programs but has become a leader of such activities at her high school.

I like listening to these annual reflections (unlike sermons and others in their generation, these young people never tell us what to do). They give me hope, a commodity in short supply.