I got to go to church today! This might seem a little obvious since it is Sunday, but it
has actually been a little while since I have been to church. This is due to a few unplanned and one
planned event in the form of a) ski instructor training weekend, b) a missed
bus and another bus that didn’t stop to pick me up, and c) two Sunday services
cancelled because of ridiculous amounts of snow. As a result, my last day of church was January 18th.
So today I tromped through the snow at 7:30am and made it to
Union UMC for the 8:00 service to join the voices of other early risers to
praise God and give thanks for this day.
And this is cause for celebration.
In Luke 19:28-40, Jesus is riding into Jerusalem, in the
moment we traditionally celebrate on Palm Sunday. People are lining the path, laying their coats before Jesus,
and celebrating God joyfully, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the
Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory
in the highest heaven!” Then Jesus
is challenged to stop the celebration, and he responds with the most
interesting phrase, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout
out.”
The stones.
Rocks? Rocks praising
God? It sounds a little strange to
me. I remember talking with a
friend once, and he told me that the ability to praise God is a gift. The celebration of the life that God
has given, complete with God’s ever-present and all abiding love, is a joy in
and of itself. Why would we
hand-over such a treasure to the rocks?
With this mentality I come to join in worship. Knowing that the ability to praise God,
in whatever form that may look like for you, is a gift to fill your heart with
joy, peace, and love. How will you
celebrate God today?
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