I am often amazed at where a train of thought will take me. Sometimes my mind buys a ticket for New York and winds up in Seattle. Recently the train jumped the track. I don’t recall any of the stops along the way, but I started out contemplating the role of poets in theology and arrived at the perplexing question, “whatever happened to silence in worship.”
I appreciate those who plan worship, who seek to make it a meaningful experience that pays homage to the Creator of the Universe. I understand the tempo and pace of worship that seeks to meet the needs of a diverse congregation within time limitations. Yet, I desperately miss periods of silence that slow the mind and calm the heart. Silence provides an opportunity to fully experience the presence of God, to ponder the words of Scripture, to orient my soul in relation to the Holy One of Heaven, all of which enable heartfelt, heart convicted, heart engaged worship.
Whatever happened to silence? I miss it!
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It has been a long time since since my last post. Preparations for a Come before Winter renewal this month in St. Petersburg, Russia as well as a Canadian renewal for 2008 have consumed all the available time.
I leave for St. Petersburg on Thursday and return on September 30th. Unless something miraculous happens this will be my last post until I return from Russia and recover from jetlag.
May the rest of September bring God’s richest blessings to you and yours.
