We didn’t make the cut.  We didn’t even get picked last…not picked at all.  Did you see the list?  Did you see who made the cut?  Even Liquor Stores were deemed essential!  But not the church.  How would you feel if somebody determined that your bride was “non-essential?”  I wonder if the angels, who love to peer into the church, shook their heads and said, “Seriously?”  Of course we weren’t alone, there were a lot of businesses and services that were deemed non-essential, including schools.  I always felt that way…about school that is.  I can finally say “I told you so.”    Oh well, there’s always next year.  Hopefully we’ll improve and move up the list.  Maybe we should start selling… never mind.  I’m over it.  I’m not bitter.  God willing, I hope to remind you Sunday that being essential and having value are two different things.  We see this quite often in culture, there are things that some view as non-essential that have great value.  Did you know the church, that is, you, may be determined non-essential but that you, as a believer are of greater value than we can imagine?  The value is determined by the purchase price and you have been purchased by the blood of God.  Smile today believer!  Essential or not, you have great value!