Disciples Sing
One of the books we are using as a guide on the Mission Task Force is Rebuilt by Michael White and Tom Corcoran. One of the compelling sections in the book is “Disciples Sing”. In that section, the authors write:
“Sing” is one of the most commonly used words in the Bible. God’s people are supposed to sing. “Serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful song” (Psalm 100:2). Singing in the elemental form of worship. It’s what Moses and Israel did in response to their saving passage through the Red Sea; it’s what David and the people did as they brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem; it’s what Jesus and his disciples did the night before he died (the Last Supper wasn’t quiet). Liturgical music should lead us into song, and we should sing throughout the liturgy and beyond. In other words, singing and discipleship go together. Disciples are moved to worship and then motivated to service particularly and powerfully through their sung participation is worship.
At Zion, music and singing have been central to our worship life. At the first service in our church on December 2, 1750, there was an organ (one of the first in the colonies) and singing. We have been blessed through the years with wonderful choirs and strong congregational singing. Our Director of Music, Rod Briscoe and present choirs (Parish, Bell, and Children) keep the music flowing. All of us have experienced the power of music in worship, particularly the power of song.
We want to build on the power of song. We will be expanding our Sunday School openings to incorporate more singing. Rod Briscoe will be joined by the Family Worship musicians and singers. There will be singing every Sunday at the CEB. To give people a taste of what that will be like when Sunday School returns in the fall, we invite you to come to the closing program for Sunday School on June 7. Join us that day as we lift our voices in song. Let us “sing to the Lord, for He is good.”
Peace,
Pastor Summer
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