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February 2, 2014

Scout Sunday

Today is Scout Sunday. The young people who are Scouts today are sooner than we think going to be responsible for the world that we are creating now. They will be the generation to deal with environmental problems. They will wrestle with war, and with peace. They will decide whether or not to work to end discrimination in every form. They will try to find ways to make sure that their neighbors have enough to get by. They will inherit the world that we leave to them.

Which is all the more reason that we who are adults have a job to do. Not only do we have to help to create the best possible world for them to inherit, but we also have to prepare them for their place in it, and for the hard but good work that they are going to be asked to do.

The Cub Scout pack 119 that we sponsor has been having a lot of fun, but they've also been learning a lot that will prepare them for the time when they are called to be leaders. They've been learning about what it means to be a good citizen. They've been learning how to treat others with respect. They've been learning, at a very young age, what leadership means and how to be leaders. And we as a church are supporting them in this work because we believe it matters. Not just because they are our Scouts, but, more importantly, because they are children of God. And God calls even the youngest amongst us to do the greatest things.

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