You know how it's become kind of trendy for churches to release visual artists to paint during the worship set these days? I believe it is tied to the notion that the spirit of worship is alive in the congregation and is presumably inspiring the artistic expressions of praise and devotion created by the painters and artists. Makes sense to me...
Well, last weekend at our house church, we experienced a different sort of worship art (you might say) while we were gathered together in the livning room lifting our hearts to the Lord. Right in our midst, the children were singing and praising God while quietly playing with their blocks on the floor (I like this about house church: that the kids are "in" with the grownups during worship -- as kids -- and not as mini-adults).
I had been leading worship on the guitar with my eyes closed. It was after the third song or so that I opened my eyes to see the image you are now viewing in the photo posted here. She was right at my feet and in the middle of our assembled group.
I instantly felt it was not only "worship art" of a different kind, but also a sort of prophetic word from the Lord to our small assembly. See what you think...
2 comments:
This picture truly is awesome. If only I could surrender so fully every day to Jesus.
I loved the photo, the simplicity and purity of the block play turned into a spiritual masterpiece! Years ago I read a small little book called, "The Ministry of the Child" which is probably out of print but the emphasis of the book was how children must be included in the church and how we, as "mature adults" miss out on the opportunities of learning from them! Thanks for sharing!
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