Drawing Near: The Priesthood and the Hospitality of God Edward Welch writes, “We are priests. God’s intent for humanity has been that we would live in his house and receive his divine hospitality.”¹ Affirmed in the Word of God 1 Peter 2:9 “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” The Purpose of Being a Priest What I bend
