Object: a lei

Good morning, boys and girls. Today I want you to feel especially welcome in our fellowship. I read in the Bible today that St. Paul wanted all Christians to feel welcome in the company of one another. I want you to feel welcome, and I want you to welcome others. There are a lot of ways to show people that they are welcome, but I think that one of the favorite ways belongs to our newest state, Hawaii. If you flew in an airplane to Hawaii and landed at the airport, I understand that there would be someone there to welcome you with a big smile and a wreath of flowers called a lei. Do you know what they would do with the wreath of flowers? [Let them answer.] That's right, they would ta…