Blessing a New Hymnal
In the midst of this pandemic, when worship is disrupted and even more vital than ever, we want to mark a transition in our congregation.
In the midst of this pandemic, when worship is disrupted and even more vital than ever, we want to mark a transition in our congregation.
Thank you for the gift of music, for melodies and harmonies, for voices of every pitch. Thank you for composers and poets, for instruments and
Sing a joyful song to the Lord, sing carols for the birth of a saviour! Raise your voices in praise to the Lord of hosts,
I’m another in the long line of admirers. Eve and Adam admiring the garden, Abram staring, open-mouthed, at the stars, Elijah running through a beautiful
God breathes and the world answers in a symphony of faithfulness. Songs of services in chapels, halls and tabernacles, arias of councils and conferences and
God of great gifts: This morning we give you praise, we give you glory, we give you thanks! With resurrection humming in our hearts, our
Thank you for the music all around us. Each morning we hear it from the moment we open our ears; the low notes of wind
Thank you God for your song, which we are invited to sing. Thank you for all the parts you’ve made for the song; soprano, alto,
I am a Mennonite pastor currently teaching theology at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario. I’ve served congregations in Ontario and most recently, Alberta.
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