Matt had a good lesson on favoritism today. I know this isn't where he was going, but it came into my head and I have thought it before several times. I have been praying for more children at our church, but what if that isn't what God is intending for our congregation? We don't get to choose who is in the church- God does, thus the lesson- but what if our church is to be one of poor people, people who haven't had a past with God, older people, unstable people, DIFFERENT people. How will that shape the way our congregation interacts with those inside and outside our group? How will that affect the way we are treated within our traditional background? How will that???? I can see so many positive ways that our world can be affected if God blesses our congregation in that way. It certainly is the way God displayed his wishes through Jesus. But it could be really uncomfortable. It could be really transforming. It could be really dangerous. It could be really fabulous. It could be really discouraging. It could be really awesome. It could really be only God.