Worship comes in many forms. Unfortunately for us, people get hung up in the HOW of worship and the WHO gets overlooked. God knew exactly what he was doing when he made each and every one of us. I can't even begin to tell you who glad I am about that fact. In creating us, he gave us different talents and gifts. I may be able to play the piano, but someone else may be an amazing artist. Someone else may be a prolific writer. Someone else could be a great illustrator. All of these things are gifts given from God.
Why do I bring this up? I am a firm believer that worship can be a multi-sensory experience. I've known people who have felt like they are being overlooked in the church setting because the things that they do aren't necessarily good for what happens on Sunday. For so long, we have wrongly handled the gifts and even more the hearts of these worshipers. Not everyone is given the ability to lift up God with their voices. Not everyone is gifted at discerning the word in a way that others can understand it and have it impact their lives. God has created some amazing artists and writers and dancers. I believe they have their place in a worship gathering.
I am not saying that we should all go out and start including a full out dance number in the service each week. There has to be some educating of the people before you start doing new stuff in your Sunday gathering time. Besides, I think this is supposed to be a deeper message. The message is this: we are to be dealing with the hearts of the people we come in contact with. That's where relationships start and that's where lives are changed. Who cares about how we get to that point? It should matter that we are connecting at a heart level. If we can learn to reach the heart of the people, then the art won't matter as much. We might even be able to better accept what it is they do a little better. Just a thought...
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