I had the fortune and honor to lead our church in worship this morning. As my mentor in college was so fond of saying, “It more proper to think of ourselves as ‘lead worshipers’ as opposed to worship leaders!” That has been my attitude for many years and lends itself to a wonderful worship experience personally as I worship and lead.

Something that stood out today was a selection in the worship guide (bulletin) that was taken from “The Valley of Vision” which is a beautiful collection for Puritan prayers for all occasions. While most of these prayers are rich with praise and adoration, they also contain a truthful and start tone of repentance for the depraved state of the sinful man. Today, the particular way that a sentence was phrased burned deeply on my heart. The writer of this prayer addressed the Lord in a way that acknowledge the Trinity like I have seldom seen. The paragraph of this prayers started out ” I come to Thee in Thy beloved name of Jesus;”. Do you see what I saw as I read this in preparation for communion? The author of this prayer is pleading to the Lord through Jesus whom he acknowledges as a name of God Almighty! Shame on me for my tired casual prayers repeating names of God that hold little meaning in my heart as I pray them! Forgive me Triune God for not embracing the fullness of who you are…Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Interesting how God teaches us in small(or sometimes huge!) and unexpected ways.