The Heart of Their Worship Services

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

July 3, 2025

The Heart of Their Worship Services

He has given me a new song to sing,

a hymn of praise to our God.

Psalm 40:3a 

My friend, and avid reader of these meditations, Bea Fosmire, died on June 13, 2025. Her funeral service a few weeks ago was entitled, “Celebrating Jesus in the Life of Bea Fosmire.” She scripted her service, and it was so nice to hear her words read by the worship leaders. More powerful for me though was the worship music which included, Because He Lives, The Spirit Song, Love Divine, All Loves Excelling, and I Love to Tell the Story.

I doubt I will be as thorough in my planning as my friend Bea, but I do want several Christian hymns in my service. Why? Because it has been my experience that I am especially aware of God working in my life when I am worshipping Him, and Christian music draws me into a proper attitude for worship. When we are home, Christian music is continually playing from our iPod atop our Bose. I really enjoy this music, especially when I catch Cheryl singing along with the recording artists, but hymns in a sanctuary truly capture my heart.

In the first few centuries following Christ’s resurrection, people who became Christians were baptized and then were sustained by the worship of Christian communities. Interestingly, prayers and the Eucharist—the heart of their worship services—were not open to those who were still being taught before their baptism, and certainly not open to outsiders. Presently, many churches use their worship music to draw unbelievers to their services.

My Takeaway: I still vividly remember languishing for six months when our churches were closed during the first year of the covid pandemic. Yes, I am sustained by the worship in my Christian community. Worship helps me stay grounded in God’s grace for today.

Sē’lah

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First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

 

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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