How many times have you and I asked the question or been asked the question “how was church today”? How was the music? How was the sermon? Good crowd? How was the special? Any decisions? We have all done that including myself.

I remember something my papaw use to do when i was growing up.  Every Sunday morning before we would head to church I would find him in the living room of our house, praying and reading the bible.  I mean I thought that was really neat and all, not really understanding why he was doing it. I just knew it was an every week thing.

When we got in our car after church our conversations were not about how was the music, if we liked it or not. It wasn’t about the sermon if we got anything out of it.  It wasn’t about the number of people or the special music or even sunday school. He always talked about how wonderful it was to worship the Lord. He would ask each of us what did the Lord teach us today through the sermon or the music or whatever for that day.  If someone joined the church or even better was baptized- watch out it was party time.  I realized the other day that I never heard my grandfather say anything negative about Sunday worship.  I mean how could that be? I   know the music wasn’t his thing and sometimes the sermon didn’t hit him like it hit the younger generation. He just saw the big picture.  

I want to be just like that. I want to step back and see the big picture like he did. He always seemed to get so much out of each Sunday and that is what I want. He had an urgency about him to invite people to church and to share the gospel even until he died when he was 82.  I wish I had half of that passion.

It is a good reminder to me. How am I preparing my heart for worship? Am I ready to enter the throne room  of God.  Am I ready for God to teach me through the spoken word? Am I  ready and willing to remember through communion.

One of the coolest things I remember him saying was this- you should never leave a worship service the same as you went in. What a great thought to live by.

I love our church and I am thankful beyond words to worship at such a place.

Vicki- Thanks papaw