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 Benedictions are prayers of blessing. Here is one that will help us find, and live in, one of God's best gifts.  

 Even when it is imperfect (which it always is), there is value in the community of believers that we call the church.  

                 Richard Griffin, who for many years served as the Queen’s Personal Protection Officer, told this story about her.                The Queen spent the summers in Scotland at Balmoral Castle where she enjoyed hiking in the nearby hills.    One day, she and Richard met a couple from America.   They exchanged greetings and the tourists began to talk about their trip and how much they were enjoying Scotland.   Eventually, one of them asked the Queen, “Where do you live?”   She replied, “In London.   However, I have a holiday home just over the hills”.   One of the tourists then said, “Well, if you come up here in the summer, you must have met the Queen”.   Elizabeth replied, “No I haven’t, but Richard meets her regularly”.                Upon hearing that, the visitors asked him what she was like.   He responded, “Well, she

 Teaching is great. Sometimes an example is better.