On Sunday, we were led by some of our youth and young adults in worship. Despite some technical hiccups with the projector, which may have been related to the thunderstorm (as good an explanation as any), I thought the service was a wonderful time of praise and prayer. There was some last minute juggling, due to Jimmy Little's need to be with his father, but it was almost unnoticeable.
When I was a Youth Minister, I was always amazed at the young people's ability to make last-minute changes due to unexpected things changing the service we had planned. In fact, one Youth Sunday, we even decided to leave a majority of things unassigned until that very morning, and the youth were amazing.
I also very much appreciated how we shared communion on Sunday. There is an important place for reverent silence during communion, but the encouragement to take communion at the four corners of the sanctuary and enjoy one another's presence -- even with a little conversation -- was an important reminder that communion was first celebrated as a community meal, where the experience of being together in Christ's name (and enjoying it) was as important to the sacrament as solemnly remembering the body and blood of Christ. It certainly offered me something on which to meditate after the service.
If you get a chance, I hope that you share your praise and encouragement with those who led us in worship. At its best, worship is a reflection of the whole community and our shared faith commitments to God. We certainly experienced some of that on Sunday, which is a gracious and faithful thing.
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