Thank you Grandmother, thank you Mom. Thank you for insisting that hymns be learned, even if the only way you learn them is just sitting in church and hearing them over and over. Thank you for reading the Moravian Daily Texts every day, I still remember Grandmother's bookmark she kept in it. Thank you for teaching liturgies, for always saying "say your prayers." And thank you that church was not optional.
Eric didn't need the hymnal in church yesterday, neither did Emily. They just knew the words too. So why does that matter?? Do I just want to show off in church that my kids know all the words?? Not at all...but those words will come into their hearts and heads at those moments in life when it gets hard. They are the songs of praise and confession, of hope and lament and of the basic understanding that God is God and we are not and all our trust is to be placed with Him.
Somewhere in the act of worship we not only experience THAT hour but lay the foundation for all the hours ahead. Thanks be to God!!
Grace for your journey,
Leigh
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