Depth in Simplicity

Worship is such a unique gift; both simple and deeply profound. Tonight as I was preparing to lead worship tomorrow, it was as if I confessed my sins, experienced God's forgiveness, pressed into His love and was surrounded by His presence and comfort all in the course of a few lines of a song. It is as if not only are the words I sing communicating, but everything in my being is all working together to praise God. The chords I strum, the melody lines I sing and play, the dynamics and the pauses are all flowing into one river. My heart is calmed, my thoughts turn away from everything else and my focus is laser sharp on the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It is in these times that all those other voices, all my selfish concerns and worries, all the "what ifs" and second guesses fall apart and God's Truth and Love is all that is left.