I know I have said this before, but it is so true. Every Monday morning from 11am till around midday I spend an hour with the most amazing and spirit filled group of older ladies and gentlemen. Again today, I left them feeling so blessed.
We were talking about worship and one of the ladies read these verses from the Message:
'Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.' Ephesians 5:18-20
We spoke about how sometimes we really don't feel like singing because we are finding things difficult or we are unable to smile, however praise for the Lord should always be in our hearts.
We then had 40 minutes of singing and praising God. We sang the old hymns like 'Thine be the Glory' and 'Onward Christian Soldiers'. It was truly stunning to see this group of older Christians singing their hearts out and worshipping God with all their beings.
The enthusiasm and gusto they sang with was so inspiring - I could not do anything except sit there and watch them.
Then some of them even prayed for the young people at the church; they prayed that God would protect and guide them. The prayer in my heart echoed that, but I also prayed that our young people of today in 60, 70 and even 80 years time, would sing songs that worship and praise God with such love and emotion as this group did today.
We were talking about worship and one of the ladies read these verses from the Message:
'Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.' Ephesians 5:18-20
We spoke about how sometimes we really don't feel like singing because we are finding things difficult or we are unable to smile, however praise for the Lord should always be in our hearts.
We then had 40 minutes of singing and praising God. We sang the old hymns like 'Thine be the Glory' and 'Onward Christian Soldiers'. It was truly stunning to see this group of older Christians singing their hearts out and worshipping God with all their beings.
The enthusiasm and gusto they sang with was so inspiring - I could not do anything except sit there and watch them.Then some of them even prayed for the young people at the church; they prayed that God would protect and guide them. The prayer in my heart echoed that, but I also prayed that our young people of today in 60, 70 and even 80 years time, would sing songs that worship and praise God with such love and emotion as this group did today.
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