Malam ini, kira kira jam 10 malam, sesudah pulang kerja, saya menyempatkan untuk mengambil air suci di Gereja Novena. Air suci untuk rumah baru per tgl. 28Mar ini. Dan menyempatkan diri untuk berdoa dan sesudah itu saya menyempatkan diri ke salah satu lorong gereja dimana terletak arca Bunda Maria Fatima, di sini saya merasakan betapa suci dan sunyi. Disini saya tidak berdoa, karena saya tidak tahu mau berdoa apa kepada Bunda Maia, jadi hanya hanya menatap wajah Bunda yang begitu manis dan teduh, seperti kasih seorang ibu kepada anak nya.
Tanpa tersadar, saya pun menangis dengan menjadi - jadi, dengan hanya menatap wajah Ibunda, saya pun dalam hati langsung bercakap cakap kepada Bunda, bahwa saya tidak tahu harus berkata apa kepada Bunda dan air mata tambah deras nya. Saya tidak kuasa membendung nya... air mata mengalir begitu saja sambil penatap wajah Bunda yang bagi saya merasa sayang kepada saya.
Saya merasa sebagai anak kecil yang menangis manja kepada ibu nya.
Dan setelah menangis, saya menjadi lega, dan pulang pun dengan hati yang gembira, hati merasa terberkati.
Terima kasih Bunda, Engkau tetap menyayangi diri ku.
Aku sayang pada mu Bunda....
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Worship Song Story: The Heart of Worship by Matt Redman
The Heart of Worship” is a personal reminder that, “I’m just a little songwriter—and a pretty foolish one at that!” - Matt Redman
The song dates back to the late 1990s, born from a period of apathy and confusion. Despite all his contributions to the worship revival of his country, Matt was struggling to find meaning in its musical outpouring at the time.
“There was a dynamic missing, so the pastor did a pretty brave thing,” he recalls. “He decided to get rid of the sound system and band for a season, and we gathered together with just our voices. His point was that we’d lost our way in worship, and the way to get back to the heart would be to strip everything away.”
Reminding his church family to be producers in worship, not just consumers, the pastor, Mike Pilavachi, asked, “When you come through the doors on a Sunday, what are you bringing as your offering to God?” Matt says the question initially led to some embarrassing silence, but eventually people broke into a cappella songs and heartfelt prayers, encountering God in a fresh way.
“Before long, we reintroduced the musicians and sound system, as we’d gained a new perspective that worship is all about Jesus, and He commands a response in the depths of our souls no matter what the circumstance and setting. ‘The Heart of Worship’ simply describes what occurred.”
When the music fades, all is stripped away, and I simply come
Longing just to bring something that’s of worth that will bless your heart…
I’m coming back to the heart of worship, and it’s all about You, Jesus
“We decided to not get all complicated, and just let the song ‘breathe.’ We’re always trying to create more of a church atmosphere in the studio rather than just a technical musical gathering. Something happens when the people of God gather together and play out the praises of God in the presence of God. Hopefully something of that passion and purpose transcends beyond that studio room onto the recordings themselves.”
Let us ask ourselves whenever we worship during gatherings, households and assemblies, "What are we bringing as an offering to God?"
As we sing with a greatful heart and offer it to Jesus.
In Christ alone,
Francis Chung
The song dates back to the late 1990s, born from a period of apathy and confusion. Despite all his contributions to the worship revival of his country, Matt was struggling to find meaning in its musical outpouring at the time.
“There was a dynamic missing, so the pastor did a pretty brave thing,” he recalls. “He decided to get rid of the sound system and band for a season, and we gathered together with just our voices. His point was that we’d lost our way in worship, and the way to get back to the heart would be to strip everything away.”
Reminding his church family to be producers in worship, not just consumers, the pastor, Mike Pilavachi, asked, “When you come through the doors on a Sunday, what are you bringing as your offering to God?” Matt says the question initially led to some embarrassing silence, but eventually people broke into a cappella songs and heartfelt prayers, encountering God in a fresh way.
“Before long, we reintroduced the musicians and sound system, as we’d gained a new perspective that worship is all about Jesus, and He commands a response in the depths of our souls no matter what the circumstance and setting. ‘The Heart of Worship’ simply describes what occurred.”
When the music fades, all is stripped away, and I simply come
Longing just to bring something that’s of worth that will bless your heart…
I’m coming back to the heart of worship, and it’s all about You, Jesus
“We decided to not get all complicated, and just let the song ‘breathe.’ We’re always trying to create more of a church atmosphere in the studio rather than just a technical musical gathering. Something happens when the people of God gather together and play out the praises of God in the presence of God. Hopefully something of that passion and purpose transcends beyond that studio room onto the recordings themselves.”
Let us ask ourselves whenever we worship during gatherings, households and assemblies, "What are we bringing as an offering to God?"
As we sing with a greatful heart and offer it to Jesus.
In Christ alone,
Francis Chung
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