Years ago when I presented a paper that I had written at a Religious Studies Conference I asked a closing question – “Do we even know how to worship the Lord?
It seems people think of worship as attending a church service of some kind – “I’m going to a worship service.” But worshipping is more than going to a service. To me, worship is an act of service and goes beyond the formal church service regardless of how they are organized in different denominations. Many…..
On Sunday we had a visiting Priest who said the following words in the early part of his sermon/reflection.
” . . . we are here to worship the Living God . . . “
Those words are still echoing in my mind and heart today. Along with them is an image etched in my mind – an image of the Crucifix hanging on the wall behind the altar, Jesus – Crucified on the cross, head hanging down, arms stretched…..
A friend called me today and said June, you should read Romans. (We’ve had this conversation before and I knew exactly where she was going to take me – To Romans 1:26-27.)
I sighed and said, What do you want me to read? and she said Romans 1:26 & 27.
She read from her Bible and she said now read from yours. I said, “I’m getting so tired of…..