We're three weeks in to the new service, and I think I'm beginning to touch on something that I want to get a better grasp of ... I'll try to get it out.
The first night of the service was awesome because one lady was able to be vulnerable; she was able to say what God was doing in her life at that moment. We don't do that during church all that often. We do group prayers, and occasionally we remember someone that was ill or injured that has recovered. We seldom, however, rejoice together, as a body, over what Christ is doing in our lives. That's what I want to hang on to; I want to remember to give space for people to share the transformational moments in their lives.
If we don't give the space for those moments, then our worship is often limited by the praise we offer in song and the truth that is often a verbal proposition/proclamation with little practicality attached. That means we have the full capacity to completely miss any transformation. We can leave feeling like we've sung our praises and have a "truth" to try to apply to our lives, but we RARELY get a chance to hear whether anyone has tried to live it (let alone whether God has actually met anyone in it).
Isn't it those moments that our Christian forefathers used to build altars to remember? It wasn't the truth, but the transformation. Right?
Don't get me wrong, I see lots of worth in what DOES go on in a worship service ...
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