Danish theologian
Soren Kierkegaard likened worship to
theatre. But, he says, we tend to think
of up-front people (ministers, musi- cians, and
preachers) as the actors, God as
‘prompter’ (from whom the leaders seek
the Spirit’s help), and congregation as the
audience (receiving, hopefully positively, what
is done). Don’t we all recognise
this scenario? But he offers
a diametrically different perspective:
in worship, the congregation are the
actors, the leaders are the
prompters seeking to enable them to
offer a ‘spiritual act of worship’ that
is acceptable to God, who is
the‘audience’. This is a deep
insight. It demonstrates the vital importance of
worshippers being alert, informed, expectant
…. aiming to please God themselves, rather
than to be pleased by the leaders.
Please join us
as we seek to please God in our worship.
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