Église Saint-Georges

Did you know that one of the ways to understand the word "worship" is the meaning "to give worth to"? This makes sense to me. We should come to worship not with a selfish attitude, but rather to give ourselves over to God, and to give glory or "worth" to God. Worship should always be centred on the Lord, not on ourselves.

As your Rector I hear many excuses why people have not come to worship on any particular Sundays. I appreciate that when I hear these excuses they speak of the fact that people have missed and long for worship. However, it might be good for us to look at some of these "excuses" in light of giving worth to God.

You probably know the list better than I do. "I’m sorry, I couldn’t come last Sunday because (l) I overslept (2) it was raining (3) I had visitors from out of town (4) l don’t come to the Morning Prayer Service". The excuse I don't hear but also might be true is "I just didn’t feel like coming."

As a mental exercise, I want you to reverse roles for a second. Let’s pretend we can listen into God's mind, and then let us pretend that God can make excuses too. So, as humans, we cry out for God, perhaps just as the Psalmist did. And here is the answer we receive. God says: "Sorry, I’m tired right now."; "Sorry, I don’t feel like helping right now"; "Sorry, I’m sleeping."; "Sorry, I’m busy making rain!" Needless to say, this scenario is preposterous because God works 24/7. Thank God for that.

When you come to worship you hould not come with a selfish attitude hoping that the service will be up to your expectations. You should come wilIing to give yourself over to a God who never sleeps and never makes excuses. You should open yourself to what God will do in the worship service. And God will aIways be there. As a challenge, if there is one service that is not your favourite, why not come and see what God does?

I should also mention that liturgy is a living thing. It changes. Several aspects of our worship service have changed this Autumn. New psalm settings, new intercessions, new anthems. Come and discover them.

I am also very pleased to announce that the Rev’d. Fred Tiplady, former Rector of St. Clement’s in Verdun; hasbecome our new Honorary Assistant. We will be welcoming Fred at the Thanksgiving Service on October 12th. Come and meet him.

Blessings to you, and may God make all your worship worthy.

Ralph+

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