Today I returned to my 'home' church, a lively Evangelical place - drums, bass guitars and the like... following a challenging four month stay at another much more traditional church - organ, choir, symbolism and the like...
I'm happy to say that we aren't as different as we might imagine! What a pity many of us struggle to get past our own preconceptions of how worship should be 'done.' Truly the church and its liturgy would be far, far richer if we would only share and learn from each other.
Like so many other situations in life, we can find greater unity, even in our diversity, when we focus on what we have in common instead of what divides us.
As for me, I'm off to prepare an 'Evangelicaditional' liturgy to 'inflict' upon my congregation sometime in the near future!
"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit - just as you were called to one hope when you were called - one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all."
Ephesians 4:2-6
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