I went to a funeral for a family friend last night. At the service the preacher gave an example of how God always loves us. He said that he had a $20 bill. He knew that everyone would want the $20. Then he took the bill and crumpled it up and stomped it on the floor. Then he said who would want this dirty bill? EVERYONE! It is still $20. It is still valuable and can still be used. That is how God looks at us. No matter how damaged an used we are he still wants us. We are still valuable to him.

I thought this was pretty cool. Especially since the funeral was for someone who had a pretty tough life.