SILENCE!

I did have a plan for originality today, but I can't HELP myself - I need to talk about Church today.
That was the most daring unusual service I have ever been to.

The Theme was going to be about Hiding Things Under the Rug, or Pushing Things Under the Rug!

It started with a woman reading scripture from Ps 46: 10 about how God is our refuge and to be quiet before Him, wait for Him, Know He is God.  A noise started to take place, phones ringing, people talking, babies crying etc.  Until you couldn't hear her.  Then on either screen for 10 minutes at least, just written words about how hard it is to be quiet, to be silent, people are afraid of silence.  It is uncomfortable and comforting all at the same time.  You began to quiet down yourself.  It was quiet and relaxing.  Then we were to pray quietly -  The Acts prayer style.  Acknowledge God, Confess, Thank Him and Supplicate through asking for your requests.  The choir sang a specific number which you just knew not to clap afterwards.  It was about Jerusalem. 

Then the sermon on BUSYNESS.  This is a sin very few people talk about and usually brush under the rug.  It is so hard to pin point what does it mean.  When Jesus said "It is Finished". . .there was still people who needed Jesus, there was still worldwide hunger, there was still war, so what does it mean that you have the confidence to know you have done what you could do.  And, there it is, how do you know when its all busyness and not FOCUS on things you should do and do them with quality?  This is something we need to ponder, because I have always been about busyness, how about you?  I realized that I have slowed down and don't say yes all the time, but I am still wondering have I been effective, did I do it all to the Glory of the Lord.  There are things I became quite convicted about that I need to now turn and address.  And, ask God to help me do them.  I surely can't do it all by myself. 

Do you need to do the same thing?