Re-Visioning Worship II

Well, we've been in our new format for two whole weeks. How's it going?

I've tried to talk to each of you. I may have missed a couple, but I'm working on visiting with everyone before Sabbath. I have a couple of things that I'd like to present for your prayerful consideration. First, I have felt and I have heard from some of you that we are having a tendency to come together and share in such a way that maybe it feels a little more like a chat session and a little less like a worship time. And I don't really think that we would intentionally want that. I actually think this is related to the second item I'd like to bring up. And that is in our new format we all have a responsibility to bring our offering of praise. And if we leave our offering of praise at home, then our time together isn't as full as it could be.

So, let's stretch ourselves a little and try to not come empty handed. One person told me that they were spiritually dry this past Sabbath and they just didn't have anything to give. And there will be times when that is the case for each of us. At those times I hope that the thirsty can just come and drink. But for that to happen the rest of us have to be ready and willing to draw water from the well.