Episcopalians love their style of worship. The pomp and circumstance, the smells and the bells, the funny clothes and the sweet wine. Seriously, we do it right for weddings, funerals, Easter, Christmas, and everything in between.
So we love our style of worship; but what we do love about simply worshiping? Our style of worship should feed our enthusiasm for worship. That is, giving praise, worth, honor, and glory to God comes before our selection of appropriate hymns, the ironing of vestments, or choice of altar flowers.
This brief poem from Isaiah speaks to the awesome power of worship and recognizes that all creation joins in the song of praise to God. When we offer praise and worship the Triune God we are not separating ourselves from the created world; rather, we are participating in the endless song that bursts forth from creation to Creator.
the rev. jimmy abbott 