There was unanimous agreement from the family that what we all needed was a new kind of church where we sit and eat and chat about God and things.
I asked the wise 15 year old christian, 12 year old agnostic and 41 year old atheist if we did that, would it be worship. They agreed it would if we were talking about God; and of course the super-wise 15 year old said that it would make a difference if we had conversations with a sense of Hope. She truly is very wise.
So now I am musing, is it worship? or is it fellowship? and is there a difference? and is that difference a sense of Hope of encounter with God?
the question that struck me in musing this blog posting was does it matter if it is worship or not? You can probably direct me to lots of Biblical insistence that God wants us to worship! However, for me, the thing I imagine God is most bothered by is if we are loving people or not, if we are in good relationship with people/ourselves/God. I have a suspicion that it's us who get hung up on the thought "is this church?" "does this count?" or even "is this good enough?" I'd like to think that as long as we're acting out of love then whatever it is we are doing, then it is Good :)
ReplyDeleteHope you're getting on well in your quest to find places to sit/eat/chat about God and things :)