tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post859822973224087828..comments2022-05-05T15:58:09.021-04:00Comments on Twenty-first Century Liturgy: ExpectationsDon Stakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572472988507238331noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-56195390367448370742012-06-04T16:25:45.589-04:002012-06-04T16:25:45.589-04:00We expect the surprises of the Lord our God becaus...We expect the surprises of the Lord our God because His Grace in Truth is ever surprising to us who are sinners saved by Him and His Mercy for us,<br /><br />Jack McKenna '57Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-51243305292133409812012-06-04T14:08:01.438-04:002012-06-04T14:08:01.438-04:00Your blog reminds me of a quote from Robert Taft &...Your blog reminds me of a quote from Robert Taft "One constantly hears in the west that people do not go to church because 'they don't get anything out of it anymore.' What one 'gets out of it,' let me repeat what I have said on other occasions, is the inestimable privilege of glorifying almighty God." I think that is related to what we Presbyterians know as "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-10850237276276338682012-06-04T09:25:10.185-04:002012-06-04T09:25:10.185-04:00I have the joy of co-leading worship most Sundays....I have the joy of co-leading worship most Sundays. Because I have not composed all the prayers, they fall fresh on my ears. Bringing me to a place of prayer and praise I might not have entered.<br /><br />The other joy of co-leading with the Sr Pastor, the choir director, and the organist, is the chance to witness the work of the Holy Spirit weaving our separate unagreed-upon offerings into a Nelle Stantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09261320083973809057noreply@blogger.com