40 DAY JOURNEY WITH DIETRICH BONHOEFFER - Day 35
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Thus there remains only one path for those who in following Jesus want to truly serve God in worship, and that is the path of reconciliation with their sisters and brothers.
Thus there remains only one path for those who in following Jesus want to truly serve God in worship, and that is the path of reconciliation with their sisters and brothers.
Worship is prizing God our Father, Jesus our Savior, and our Holy Spirit.
We most truly worship God when we prize Him as the sole object of our heart's desire.
Disciples live with not only renouncing their own rights, but even renouncing their own righteousness. They get no credit themselves for what they do and sacrifice.
Having "finished" Job (as if anyone could) I'm plowing through the Psalms at a blazing pace of approximately one per day. (Of course when I get to #119, I'll definitely stretch it out over several days!) Anyhoo, I have a lot of random thoughts regarding these tasty literary treats... and the more I read the more my head has to stretch to contain them.
Read more: Things I think about when I think about Psalms by Julie Moore
Introduction
Here is a masterly study of the inner life by a heart thirsting after God, eager to grasp at least the outskirts of His ways, the abyss of His love for sinners, and the height of His unapproachable majesty—and it was written by a busy pastor in Chicago!