“Hello! Welcome!”

I imagine that you’ll hear quite a lot of this during the first week of school. Welcome to this new school year; welcome to that new class; welcome to this new club; or welcome to that new team.

Welcome—such a powerful word. It can mean so much to each of us. It means hello. It means I recognize you there. It means I’m glad you’re here. It means I want you to feel important. It means I want to show you that I care about you.

In Genesis, God welcomed Jacob to a new place in his life’s journey with a vivid dream and a hopeful promise. As you journey this school year, how and where and when might you sense God’s welcome for you? I invite you to anticipate this happening.

by Rich Clark from d365.org