Last week i brought you some ideas about secularized worship. The late Robert Webber brings up an idea that follows this.
“The secular attitude insists that humans are left to create their own meaning, value, and identity. But in the celebration of the Christ-event, worship affirms the supernatural, sanctions the past, and creates confidence in the future. Like Hebrew and early Christian worship, a past event is brought into the present: the Scripture proclaims Christ; the bread and wine presents Christ; humans tell the story; and prayer communicates the posture of dependence on God…
Worship challenges secularism because it establishes a relationship with God and sets the world in order. In worship, the good news is happening again. It reaffirms the reality of God, the significance of life, and the worth of the human person. It creates, sustains, and enhances a relationship with God, and it heals broken human relationships. Worship refreshes the soul, rekindles the spirit, and renews life.”
Let me know your thoughts on this. Do you feel that is how worship is for you? Does it refresh the soul, rekindle the spirit and renew life?
Thanks
Jon
