23.30 | It rained today in Minnesota but that doesn't have anything to do with this post really. I thought back to last year when I went to a church service outside and it was pretty cool.
Church should always be outside, but only if the weather permits. One of the joys of having consistent, non-personality Texas weather I guess. The church I attend had church outside today.
So there I was sitting on a blanket and singing along with David Crowder. I would look around and see all these trees swaying in the wind and all these birds chirping. At that point the worship wasn't about the words of the song but just seeing the beauty all around. At that moment, you didn't have to sing along just to worship with a community.
One song they sang was "You Alone." Near the end of the song there is a big crescendo and they start singing, "I'm alive!" over and over again. I have sung that song many times before but being outside made it a very different experience for me. Being "alive" at that point was more than being inside a church but rather being outside, enjoying the weather. I felt like I was actually "living" instead of just going through the motions.
There wasn't a sermon at this service. Just a couple songs, people getting baptized, and communion and I liked that.
I still remember the blanket I sat on. It had strawberries on it.
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