Sept 4 - Psalm 89:15

Happy are those who hear

the joyful call to worship,

for they will walk in the

light of your presence, Lord.

Psalm 89:15

We have a spotlight in our church.

A natural one.

Two times a year, a couple of Sundays in the Spring and a couple of Sundays in the Fall, our 8:30 worshippers can hardly see when they walk in the Sanctuary doors. The reason? The sun is shining so bright through our stained glass window above the cross.

It's blinding!

What I hope is more blinding is the light of Christ. "Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord."

As Americans, we generally have a consumer attitude toward worship. The worship leaders are the actors. We are the audience. Entertain us so that we'll feel good about God.

That's not worship.

In true worship, God is the audience, and we are the actors. We are the actors. Read that again. Worship leaders may serve as coaches/directors. But God is the audience. And if we want to experience the light of God's presence -- beyond the stained glass windows -- it's up to us. It's our heart. Our praise. Our sacrifice. Our hunger for the word. Our song.

In Christ's Love,

a guy who writes this

on a Sunday morning

and is happy to hear

the joyful call to worship