My wife and I are happy to be new residents in the town of Luverne. We have found the community to be friendly and welcoming. We moved here from Pennsylvania, and many of our friends there were warning us about the terrible winter weather we were going to face in Minnesota. However, the weather in Pennsylvania has been much worse than it has been here since we have moved. I have had a lot of fun reminding my friends in Pennsylvania of that fact. Next week is Holy Week, and it is a very special time in the life of the Christian community. I am not sure I should use an illustration from the Green Bay Packers here in Minnesota; however, it is a helpful one so I shall risk it. Bart Starr was an outstanding quarterback. He was also an involved parent and he developed a little incentive game with his son during the football season. For every perfect paper Bart Jr. brought home from school, Bart Sr. gave him 10¢.After an especially tough game in St. Louis, Starr returned home weary and dejected. He had played poorly, his body had been battered, and the trip home was long and tiring. But when he entered his bedroom late that night he immediately felt better. Attached to his pillow was a note: "Dear Dad, I thought you played a great game. Love, Bart." Taped to the note were two dimes.That is the grand message of what we have come to call "Holy Week." God knows that you and I are far from perfect. God knows we do not always play well. But God sent Jesus, the Christ, to live and die for us anyway. Don’t overlook this great gift God has left on your pillow.