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11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 singing with full voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” 13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, singing, “To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” 14 And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the elders fell down and worshiped. (Revelation 5:11-14) Reflection All God's creatures got a place in the choir Some sing low and some sing higher, Some sing out loud on a telephone wire, Some just clap their hands, or paws, or anything they've got now I love this song, especially when sung at camp “in character,” woofing out dog verses and hopping through the chorus as a frog. It’s a silly, active and wholly engaging song, a reminder of how worship can have deep meaning while still being fun! “Fun” is not a word I’d normally associate with the Book of Revelation, but why not? The author speaks of God revealed…to the WORLD! Certainly cause for celebration. Euphoria. In raptures. I can well imagine all the creatures on earth singing and dancing, praising the Lord and worshiping in unison, clapping their hands, or paws, or anything they’ve got now... --Heather Wolfe Prayer Thank you, God, for the joy in my life from knowing you always. I pray for a day when your loving supremacy are revealed to all and the whole world lifts its happy praise. Amen. Our devotions are based on this Sunday’s Revised Common Lectionary (RCL). The RCL is a three-year cycle of readings telling the story of our Christian faith and corresponding to the season church calendar. On any given Sunday, we are hearing and praying and examining the same Scripture with millions of Christians around the world. In our current Year C, the Old Testament readings progress through the Prophets and have the theme of the day that it is connected to the Gospel reading. The Psalm, a song the congregation sings in response to the Old Testament reading, most often corresponds to the theme of the Hebrew Lessons and/or that of the Gospel Lesson. The lesson from the Epistles or from Acts typifies the church’s focus on the meaning of Christ for today. The Gospel lesson is connected to the season of the Church Year. This year, our gospel readings are from Luke, who writes that Jesus is the universal Savior and the perfect Son of Man. The current season of Easter brings the liturgical and biblical past into the present.
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