Each Sunday I have the privilege of leading worship at Emmaus Church in Berryville, VA. It’s a smallish church, in a smallish town, in a rural county. Don’t be fooled by the cows and fields though. Most people here aren’t actually farmers. We’re an hour outside of Washington, D. C. (Unless you’re in the commuter traffic. Then it can be twice that.) The people I serve are fairly average hard-working Americans. Many of them make that trip toward D.C. five days a week. They work for the government or for employers that contract with the government. They’re busy. Sunday comes after a cycle of working, driving, eating and sleeping.
I love my job. I picks songs, rehearse the band, think about the flow. Music has a way of opening our hearts to be able to hear what God is speaking. And I know know that we need reminded of what’s good, right, beautiful, and true.
That brings me to the purpose of this collection of thoughts. These are reminders. They all come from Scripture or are on Scriptural themes. I use them at the start of the service to get us going.
I offer them to you for this same purpose. You don’t have to read them as written. (Actually, I’d prefer you didn’t. But, in case you do, I’ve written them as conversationally as possible so no one will know.) Think about them. Be inspired. Inspire your people. Let me know what you think.
