Sometimes you come across something that is too good not to share. David Hurd is a professor emeriti's of General Theological Seminary and the composer of many familiar and beloved hymns. He said the following in an interview published by The Living Church last week:
"It’s important for people to recognize that the liturgy is the worship of God. It’s where the church comes together to worship God, to be empowered and sent forth for the life of the world. They’re not mutually exclusive activities, but they’re not the same thing either.
While our liturgies need to be rich and inclusive in all the best ways, they’re not about our own entertainment of ourselves, or our gestures about our social stance. They’re about encountering the Almighty God, and being somehow changed, transformed, and focused for living the life of Christ in the world."
Amen, Amen, Amen!
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