Standing Up, Bowing Down

Standing up
for the reading of the word
Bowing down
to worship our God
A lesson from the people
back in the promised land

After exile and slavery
returning to their worship
all of the community
together, receiving
in humble praise and prayer
the teachings of the Lord

So we together,
the congregation assembled
thanking God for the reading
the lessons for our time

A holy continuum
from that time to this age
all of us needing
together, in worship
to guide us and train us
the teachings of the word
to share the love of God


January 24, 2010
http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/description.asp?item_id=645177&whichBarItem=excerpt&category=&sub_category=
Upper Room Disciplines for 2010
for January 18, 2010 to January 24, 2010,
“Joy and Strength in the Word”,
by Kay Nesmith
Nehemiah 8:5-6 for January 18, 2010
Nehemiah 8:1-3 for 1/23/2010
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 for 1/24/2010
and the experience of being liturgist,
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH