Precious Boy! 

… a boy wearing a linen ephod 1 Samuel 2:18
 
We mentioned this recently in church … how I love this verse!
Children are precious to God.
We come as little children to receive the Kingdom.
 
The ephod declares …

• Samuel’s status …

• his destiny …

• his usefulness.

 
Psalm 84:3 expresses this thought further …

Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar, LORD Almighty, my King and my God.