I was glad when they said to me,
Let us go to the house of the Lord
Let us gather together in the name of our God
Let us rejoice together and celebrate the life that we have together in him.
How I long for the house of my God
Where the joy and laughter of the saints
Mingle with the heights and depths of coming before your throne
In awe and love and worship
There it is spring.
New life blossoms; beauty and flowers are all around.
Here it is winter.
The land is held in an icy grip; there is no together.
O my God, I long for you, I thirst for you
And I know that I do not need the community of worship
In order to find you…
But you are present in the praises of your people
You are present too in the wide open spaces
In the hills and forests, in all you have made, in me
And I can find you, new depths of you
As I wait and seek and long and thirst in exile here
But still – the psalmist was glad very glad to join the community of worship
The New Testament church reveled in the joy of meeting together
Down the ages the church, the gathering together of the people of God,
Has been the source of nurture and strength, sustenance and support.
Show me heaven! Show me the community of worship!
But like the psalmist I will rest and be at peace
You send forth your light and truth to guide me
My hope is in God.
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