I must admit that reading Luke 3 this morning I was tempted to breeze over all the names contained in the genealogy at the end of the chapter. I mean at least in Matthew's genealogy we get a little interesting commentary like "whose mother was Bathsheba the wife of Uriah." But, in Luke it is a list of straight names for fifteen verses. For many of the names, like Addi and Cosam, this is the only reference to them in all the Bible, quite likely the only reference to them in all recorded history. And yet in their line will eventually come Joseph who will be instructed by an angel of God to marry a pregnant girl and become the stepfather for Jesus. There are a few things I think we can draw from this obscure part of Scripture. First, God's view and picture of history and our lives is so much bigger than ours. Second, though we do our best not to be forgotten in this world, even having our names engraved on a granite stone after we die, people will eventually forget about us, but God never does. Third, we are a part of an interconnected line that precedes us and extends from us. Fourth, in light of father's day being last week I am reminded that my greatest significance may not be in who I am, but in who I father. This principle holds true for all people, not just parents, it may be the people in whom we invest that make the greater mark on history. If that is the case then we like Addi the son of Cosam can take comfort in the fact that we got to play a part in God's plan. So here is an "Atta Boy" and "Atta girl" to all the Addis and Cosams and Johns, and Susans, and Joes, and Marys, and Ricks of this world who live their lives quietly never completely realizing the true eternal significance of their lives - keep up the good work, because we are all depending on you to play your part.