Robert Stanger was the President of Lancaster Seminary, the seminary that I attended.  After my first year there, he was elected President of the United Church of Christ.  On one occasion when he was preaching to the seminary community, I remember him referring to Sunday worship as the weekly miracle that touches all of our lives.

            Our time of worship is something I take very seriously, so I found the following article very interesting.  The article started off with the question:

 "What is worship?".  To which the author gave the following responses:

            -It is praising God; it is recognizing God's presence in everything about us; it is giving thanks for all God is and does.

            -It is admitting that we have not always done our best, that we have been to easily satisfied; it is asking God's forgiveness.

            -It is trying to discover what is God's will for us, what God wants to do now; it is seeking to know how we fit into God's plans.

            -It is a new starting point; it is a new agreement with God and with ourselves that we are going to try even harder to live up to the best that we know.

 

Worship is praise and thanksgiving;

worship is confession;

worship is seeking;

worship is rededication. 

So, what is worship to each of you?  Whatever it is I hope you find some of what you seek as you worship with your family and friends at Salem UCC.  See you in worship.

                                                                                                                                            Blessings,

                                                                                                                                                  Pastor Kurt+

 

As an addendum:

I am your called – part time Pastor. I try to keep that in mind. But as your Pastor, I am here for you.  I will make pastoral calls, visit you when you are in the hospital, be with you to support you in joyful times and sad.  If you are shut-in or in a

Nursing home I will bring you Holy Communion.  But, I need to know from you if you what want from me.  Please be in touch (454-5973) if any of the above touches your life.