Seeking. . .

Today I'm grateful for being able to enjoy my faith in a variety of ways. This morning I led a portion of the service, along with the organist. Due to the blizzard, a large number of members were still unable to make it to church. There ended up being six of us at the service. The intimate setting seemed to open dialogue that we don't normally get to engage in due to the sermon. Today we decided to forgo the sermon in favor of singing carols and commentary ensued between the hymns. One of the things that we discussed is how Joseph really isn't mentioned in the bible past Jesus being found in the temple at the age of 12. We wondered aloud if Joseph had a last name that was mentioned in the bible, how old he might have been at the time Jesus was born, and various other things. The open dialogue was like an impromptu bible study and it was if the removal of structure brought us closer to God in that hour. Beautiful!