It has been a while since I last blogged but I have decided it is once again time for me to pick up my blogging pen (or keyboard) and start to share some thoughts about how the world and life relates to my journey of faith. The adventure is a continuous one.
Yesterday at church i noticed that a member of the worship group had left their electric guitar on the communion table between the alter candles. Here, i feel, is a symbolic picture of modern church.
Some may have taken offence at the blatant disregard of the symbolic significance of the communion table by putting the guitar on it. However, it made me think. Actually placing the thing which is precious and is used for God's glory in worship on a Sunday morning on the table which stands in place of an alter; a place of sacrifice and offering posed the question; are we willing to do the same? Am i willing to lay the things i treasure on the communion table?
At the same time i was struck by the mix of traditional and modern. Here we have the historical communion table for the celebration of the Eucharist met with the modern way of worship;an electric guitar. Isn't this the ideal way of modern church? Mixing the best of tradition and spiritual significance with modern worship and technology to engage with current society.
What do you think, can we mix modern and old like this? Does it work?
What do we feel called to offer as sacrifices to God and do we actually do it?
Hope this makes you think,
blessings, Deborah ><>
