“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.”  1 Peter 2:9   Picture a small child standing at the edge of a great ocean for the very first time. The water stretches out infinitely, and a cool breeze carries the scent of salt. At first, the child stands in quiet awe, listening to the steady, rhythmic crash of the waves against th...