This past weekend was amazing! Me and the guys made a trip up to Yreka, Ca for the annual "Kaleo Conference". This is a gathering where various youth groups from through out the community come to worship as one. There is something so powerful about this. When walls between denominations, towns, individual churches, and people are broken down... it is a glimpse of eternity. Romans 8 talks about future glory- eternity. This past weekend reminded me of this passage.
Romans 15:5-6 says,
"May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."
I feel so blessed... I got to be a part of God doing that this weekend. There is nothing more beautiful than hear a congregation of people worship the Lord. It is my favorite part of leading worship and writing music. When I no longer need to be at the mic and we become one voice. As the church we make up the body- God being the head. You may be the right hand and I may be the left, but when we are in the presence of the Almighty, we are no longer concerned with what each other is doing. I'm not looking at the toe's, the right leg, the belly button :)... and neither are you. When we worship together, we are ALL looking into the face of God.
I love that focus. God presence will forever be mankind's common ground. We are all the same in God eyes, His love covering all sin. So with that, I will leave you with this line from a new song I'm am working on- inspired by this encounter with God and the church:
"We are the body, different Parts.
Working together, moving forward.
One melody, assigned harmonies
Singing the same song."
-haley
Saturday, August 30, 2008
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