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- Title: Word and Worship
- Author : Ekklesia
- Release Date : January 01, 2020
- Genre: Religion & Spirituality,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 26197 KB
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In the introduction to the 2019 edition I made mention of how, from a very fledgling start, Word and Worship (W&W) has become an essential tool in the preparation
for worship. We continue to receive good reviews. Those new to the book appreciate being able to follow the liturgical year as the various seasons occur. It appears it
is not so much the chronological sequence as the unfolding of the feast days that is appreciated. There are those who still feel that the Holy Spirit must inspire a preacher, who will then select a text. In other words, the Holy Spirit must surprise and inspire the preacher. And this is quite in order. As I said in the previous edition; “This publication is by no means the authority on the texts of the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL). Neither does it lay claim to any academic or scholarly standard. That was never the intention behind the publication.” Others again find the structured texts welcome and in themselves come as a surprise, especially since there has been no subjective influence or preference in the choosing of the text or texts. When I tune in to a broadcast or recording on the radio, I must say whenever a single text is read, sometimes only a few verses, I wonder if this does not leave the audience or congregation with not enough of the spoken word from scripture. I know I tread on thin ice. The radio is not visual, so the challenge to keep an audience focussed is tough enough. However, when the texts are announced at the outset, it allows those tuning in an opportunity to open their bibles to the prescribed texts. So it makes for a joint reading and thus also a reading ‘together.’ The Word must be central and through WW that is what we want to convey. Speaking of scripture. We reflected on the possibility of a South African edition of the RCL, with due consideration for important days such as Youth Day and Freedom Day, especially since the RCL is not a South African construct. However, we came to the conclusion that scripture is central and we must allow the context to interpret the text. We must trust the Holy Spirit to direct our thinking in this regard, rather than trying to get a text ‘to fit.’ If Jesus used a donkey on Palm Sunday, we must be open to be surprised by the Holy Spirit.
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