| | thursday night. 12am.
just got back from bowling outing with aacf.
and what's the first thing on me and clement's mind?
call up those who joined us in a midnight outdoor worship session so we could do it again.
there's something about being outside an abandoned dorm building. something about being in a location that people walk by. something about a group of people from different fellowships getting together for the purpose of giving Him the glory through our musical expressions.
through harmonies and melodies, chords and song, prayers and shouts of praise, i felt as if our praise floated above our bodies and poured out into heaven. i prayed that the pleasure that God received and glory given to Him would pour down onto our campus, into our dorms, into students' lives.
today jeanelle had the brilliant idea and vision of seeing worshippers fill the rieber patio with undignified and joyful dancing. when she suggested that and pulled us up to our feet, a few of us were hesitant and wondered whether or not we weren't taking worship seriously.
but that was the point.
to be so undignified and so foolish looking and seemingly drunk, and yet so exhilarated and filled with complete freedom in worshipping our God the Father.
we jumped around, shouted to the top of our lungs, twirled around, and laughed like maniacs.
but we knew. we knew that chains were being broken, that our spirits were being lifted, and that this unhindered reckless abandon is EXACTLY what brings a smile to His face.
and while we knew that we looked like idiots, prancing around and singing songs about Jesus, still some people were drawn by it and decided to sit nearby, smoke and listen.
God gave us an INCREDIBLE opportunity to meet two people we never would have ventured up to. and while the conversations were brief and were mainly about school, i will never forget the look in their eyes when we told them we were having a time of worship. they were taken aback, surprised, and then commented about how cool it looked and seemed. a hint of curiosity was also evident.
if only we had more time to talk to them, but i guess God works in surprising ways. nevertheless, i'm so thankful and blessed to have a group of believers to have this passion in worshipping and exclaiming about His love and His awesomeness. i love that we are from different fellowships and that it doesn't matter which one we're from, as long as we're bonded together by our faith and devotion to Him.
He is good, and His love endures.
always. :)
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