tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20013059.post5236248267383679639..comments2018-07-28T08:57:01.058-04:00Comments on Momo's Musings: You Belong HereMorrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04442776673039428910noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20013059.post-81276729241795772462009-02-12T10:54:00.000-05:002009-02-12T10:54:00.000-05:00OK, it feels a little bit funny commenting on my o...OK, it feels a little bit funny commenting on my own blog, but I must add this in order not to be misunderstood:<BR/><BR/>"The fellowship toward which many congregations aim, mistakenly seeking the 'atmosphere' for worshp, is a <I>product</I> of worship, not its cause. Our fellowship comes from being grafted into the same body by the experience of Christ in our midst. In Christ our relationship is not merely togetherness, it is oneness." (Paul A. Richardson, <I>The Primacy of Worship</I> quoting H. Grady Hardin, Joseph D. Quillar, Jr., and James F. White) REVIEW AND EXPOSITOR 85 (1988).<BR/><BR/>One could easily read the main post and not get the fact that it is true worship (not just the "make me feel good" stuff that often passes for worship) that will create that atmosphere of welcome and acceptance that may enable an "outsider" to encounter the God of love Whom we seek to follow.<BR/><BR/>That's really enough to think about for now.Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442776673039428910noreply@blogger.com