Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
In his book With Glad and Generous Hearts: A Personal Look at Sunday Worship, Pastor William Willimon describes disciples as “Sunday people.” He writes,
“A Christian is someone who has heard the call of Jesus to ‘follow me.’ In obedience to Jesus’ invitation, Christians now gather with others who have heard the same invitation in order to listen to Jesus, to speak to him, to eat and drink in his presence, and to celebrate his work in the world. Then we scatter. Having been refreshed and re-created on Sunday, we are now able to live as his disciples in ways that show forth the Good News to others. We are Sunday people.”
I love that. We are Sunday people. Throughout this Lenten season, we have been focusing on what it means to be Sunday people -- people for whom worship is central. Why Sunday? Sunday is the day that grounds the rest of our week. We come to hear a word of grace on Sunday, so that the rest of the week we can speak a word of grace to others. Sunday is the day when we who are hungry are fed, so that we might feed others Monday through Saturday. We meet Jesus on Sundays, praying that throughout the rest of the week, others might meet Jesus in us.
In the beginning of the season I invited you to take another step on the Road to Discipleship and use worship as your Lenten discipline. Many of you have. One of Zion’s disciples chose to attend Ash Wednesday as part of her Lenten discipline -- and she invited a friend! Another disciple responded to the invitation by “taking something on” for Lent and making the commitment to attend Book of Faith each week. She also invited a friend! Someone else decided to try a new worship experience, attended the Healing Service for the first time, and found it to be very powerful.
How has worship helped you connect to God in these forty days? Tell me your story, or write it on the connection board in the back of the sanctuary for others to see. Come and worship this Lent. Take a step on the Road to Discipleship. Deepen your relationship with God. Why? Because we are Sunday people. That’s who we are.
See you in church!
Pastor Dale Selover
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