Family Worship

We sit in circled chairs around the room, some even folded onto cushions on the bright patterned rug. This way, we come into His presence for worship. We don’t need cathedral or pew, just praise. We pass hymnals and sing shyly the old phrases and tunes, some familiar, some new for the teaching. In this way, we gather to learn of Him, His Gift, His glory.

Small children listen in the doorways and watch parents thumb Bible pages and bow in prayer. This they learn is important, this family worship.

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Prov. 22:6.

We share our meal and a bit more of our life stories, going heart deep.With this food prepared by many hands and this family combined by grace, we fellowship. Language and laughter helps us love better those that partake together. We are nourished.

We devour the Word together, hungry together for these morsels from The Bread of Life and refresh our strength with Living Water. We are satisfied.

And the children see, they see the smiles on faces framed in silver, a legacy of faith. They see tears of joy and sorrow, and comfort pressed in close. They see as Scripture is digested and taken in and souls are fed. They see the courage of fathers and the gentleness of mothers as they are held tenderly and cradled near the awesomeness of a Sovereign God. They are taught Love.

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, reproofing, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. 2 Tim. 3:16-17.

 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the Word of Truth. 2 Tim 2:15.