This is not a decoration

We were blessed in worship this morning by Heather Murray Elkins. 

As she prepared to preach, she read the scripture, but before doing so, she reminded us that discerning God's word from the scriptures is a job of all who have been baptized.  She illustrated the point by reading from the altar Bible while a lay person held it open for her. 

"This is not a decoration," she reminded us.