holy, Holy, HOLY is our God, and greatly to be praised. our opening hymn this week reflects so wonderfully the majesty of our creator, who in his marvelous grace has deemed us worthy of relationship with him. the music of this hymn should, i hope, propel us into a sense of wonder and meekness in the realization that, apart from God, we are nothing.
this sunday, we also celebrate the lord's supper, and the opening music is a stark reminder of how much power exists in the act we remember symbolically through reenacting the last supper Jesus shared with his disciples: his redeeming death. in this act, each of us has been woven into the story of God's redeeming work here on earth. part of this story is found in the bible, and pastor don will be taking us on a journey into one of the more colorful chapters, that of ruth. our hope is that the things we sing, do, and hear this sunday will inspire and allow you to live out your part of the story more completely.
just as food and water satisfies our physical longings, it is Christ who satisfies our hungry souls, renewing us and giving us energy to do the restoring and relational work here and now that we are called to do. if you want another story to ponder as you get ready for this sunday, go back and read the creation story in genesis. in light of what dr. mark abbot discussed last week, try to focus on the relationship roles God creates for humans in regard to God himself, other humans, and the rest of creation. i hope that the words there will spur you into deep worship that you can bring to sunday morning and express with your fellow worshipers.
the Spirit moves. see you sunday!
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