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I have heard it said that the worship of God is the heartbeat of the congregation. As humans we were designed and created to be worshippers and as Martin Luther said, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through music.” This week we are reminded of the central role that worship plays in uniting us in One Voice in the praise and honor of our God for all He has done and for all He has promised to do.

I have heard it said that the worship of God is the heartbeat of the congregation. As humans we were designed and created to be worshippers and as Martin Luther said, “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through music.” This week we are reminded of the central role that worship plays in uniting us in One Voice in the praise and honor of our God for all He has done and for all He has promised to do.

“One Voice-One in God’s Blessings”
At the beginning of worship services you will often hear said, “we begin worship in the name of God the Father, and Son, and Holy Spirit”, and then the sign of the cross is made over the worshipping community. This part of the service is known as the invocation and many Christians will then make the sign of the cross upon themselves as well. Then at the close of worship you will hear the Aaronic blessing (benediction), from Numbers 6. These elements were used as a reminder to the worshipping community that as we enter worship, and as we leave worship, we do so as One People sharing in God’s One Voice speaking over us that His favor and blessing is with us now and always.