Greetings all,
As Rebecca's class on Amos is finishing, we wanted to find a way to continue blogging on this site. It has been a near process. As pastors, we are going to try to blog in the next while and see how it goes. This is new for me at least, so we'll see how this goes. I don't even quite now how this all gets posted now - but I will trust that it shows up :)
Last Sunday we started our 4 week worship series on "The Heart of Mennonite Worship." This whole topic of worship is a real passion of mine, so it is exciting to be doing this series. I have the priviledge of being a part of the Bi-National Worship Council, the group that put the study guide together that is the basis of this worship series (we will also use it in adult study for the first 3 Sundays of November). It is neat to see it take form within a congregational setting.
This past Sunday we asked the question "What happens to your spirit as you participate in worship?" I loved Rebecca's sharing on Sunday during worship where she talked about the many places in worship where she gets surprised by God and where a light shines through the cracks (to quote Leonard Cohen). Corporate worship somehow does that - it allows the light to shine in - where we least expect it. This can happen on our own, in private devotion, in nature, etc, but there is somehow something more that happens when we gather as the body of Christ in worship together.
So I would be curious to hear how various people would answer that question of what happens to your spirit in worship.
Mark (like they say on radio talk shows - 'My name is Mark and I am a first time Blogger')
Hurray! You did it! You're an official blogger now. :)
ReplyDeleteI know I've already shared, but another thing I remember is from high school. I was complaining about having to go to church the next day, and one of my friend's moms said, "But then you'll miss what God has in store for you." And since I don't like to miss out on things, I stored that comment in the back of my mind. When I'm open to it, I always find something during worship that is "just for me" (even though it could easily be "just for others" too.).
Thanks for your sermon last week, Mark - to get us started on this topic.