Dear Confessors:

I want to start today’s musing with a shout-out to Susan Rusk, who provides, along with dozens of other quiet services to FPCLG, regular cleaning of the hymnal racks in the Sanctuary. I have always been an admirer of an orderly hymnal rack; when you are seated for worship and things are neat and tidy, you feel prepared for. Like going to a messy friend’s home for dinner and realizing they vacuumed just for you! It makes the invitation feel authentic. I have visited churches where a reach for the pew Bible yielded a