The Worship Philes
What is worship, really? Is it when folks get together to sing? Does it involve ritual?
I'd like to think that the grandeur and glory of God has something to do with it. Worship is the affirmation of the Incarnational truth, Immanuel--God is with us. His presence envelops us. His holiness surrounds us. We celebrate his wonders and his works. Where does one find such worship?
I am teaching a class at my alma mater this Spring to explore these kinds of questions. It is entitled 'History of Christian Worship.' Any ideas from the neophytes?
I'd like to think that the grandeur and glory of God has something to do with it. Worship is the affirmation of the Incarnational truth, Immanuel--God is with us. His presence envelops us. His holiness surrounds us. We celebrate his wonders and his works. Where does one find such worship?
I am teaching a class at my alma mater this Spring to explore these kinds of questions. It is entitled 'History of Christian Worship.' Any ideas from the neophytes?
posted by fatherneo at 10:53 AM
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"His presence envelops us. His holiness surrounds us. We celebrate his wonders and his works."
I don'tthink I could say it better than that, except to add perhaps that change should follow an authentic worship experience.
Have you consulted “For All God’s Worth: True Worship and the Calling of the Church” by N.T. Wright? It’d be a chance to get the perspective of a first rate scholar and Anglican to boot.
I think you're an Anglican at heart Mr. Constantine.
As I walked this morning in the city
before the cars and smoke
and yelling took control,
I traveled in a feathered sanctuary all my own.
Huge crows, robins, starlings and wrens
harmonizing soulfully filling the air with song...
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