Sunday, February 12, 2017

Dear God,

Joy bubbles up and pours out when I make my way to your house every Sunday morning.  The thought of being in your presence with the community of faith brings happiness to me.  As I drive into the parking lot and gaze upon the church edifice, the cross rising to the clouds, I know why I believe.  I can't wait to get inside, to hear the music of the organ and the choir, to repeat the words of faith in the creeds, and to listen to the scriptures read and the message offered.  Sunday morning, the best day of the week.

You put a love for worship inside me.  You place select hymns within my soul for total recall.  You give me a deep appreciation for sacred art like the stained glass window of Jesus that speaks great words of faith and devotion every Sunday.  You inspire like no other!

Holy Father,
thank you
for your house
and its
welcoming hospitality.
Thank you
for the invitation
open to all.
Thank you
for your
living presence
alive in church!

Love, Andrea