It's Friday, thanks to a friend I've got a steaming Mocha Marble Macchiato (new at Starbucks) sitting by my computer, and life is good.
Here's a thought-provoking quote about worship from one of my favorite authors:
"It is absolutely essential that the church keep God as the subject of worship since to be Christian means to believe that the God revealed in Jesus Christ is everything to us - Creator, Provider, and Sustainer; Deliverer, Redeemer and Lord; Sanctifier, Inspirer and Empowerer.Friendship, instruction, and other aspects of the gathered community are important, but we lose our reason for being if we do not constantly remember that God has called us to be his people and our ability to respond to that call in worship and life is totally the gift of God's grace." Amen!
I like this quote because at various times we all forget what we're coming for week after week, and we sometimes turn into consumers..."I want this!" or "I want more of that!" And thankfully, with great relief, it's nice to know...it's not about us. Thank you Marva Dawn, for your marvelous book "Reaching Out without Dumbing Down: A Theology of Worship for the Turn of the Century Culture".
and a little more about the meaning of the word...
"The word worship comes from the Old English roots weorth, meaning "honor" and "worthiness," and scipe, signifying "to create.""
Have a great weekend, and if you want EXTRA worship, join us at the ARLINGTON Church of Christ for a night of praise, beginning tomorrow night at 6:30 pm. www.acocfamily.org
The Magnificat
1 year ago
1 comment:
Murray, as usual, I'm a week late (make that 2 weeks late) and several dollars short! But I couldn't resist the opportunity to throw in my .02: Worship, by definition, is about God -- not us -- period. We get confused because we call our assemblies "worship". Certainly, that is a primary reason to come together because there is an energy created in worshiping together as a family, drawing each other to the throne as we praise, cry, confess, and adore. We get in trouble, as you indicate, when we forget that we come to bring our gifts and our selves to God and start thinking (even sub-consciously) more about our own needs.
Because of Him, Tim
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