Are you normal? With smiles on your faces, some of

you might respond, "No way. I'm weird!" But I am willing to bet

that most of us would view ourselves as normal, ordinary people. We

are not super famous. We are not super rich. We are not super

abnormal. We are just us. We are just working hard to make it

through life. I think that is how the Jews who returned to

Jerusalem felt. They were not super special. They were just trying

to make a normal life for themselves. What could be wrong with

that? But, through the prophet Haggai, God challenges them to be

more than just ordinary. He challenges them to right the ship of

their priorities, and to make their lives count for something

extraordinary. And guess what? Through the prophet Haggai, God

challenges us in the same way. I cannot wait to see you Sunday, as

we see how God encourages us to make extraordinary lives through

extraordinary priorities. P.Dave