Tonight's verse was Joel 2:12-13. ""Even now," declares the Lord, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning." Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity."
We started tonight with some solid worship with Casen and band. Casen has such a heart for worship and its exciting to see him express it during worship. Tonight he encouraged everyone to really worship. Its easy to sit back during a fast worship song, or to feel uncomfortable, but sitting back isn't really what David and the Psalmists practiced. Throughout Psalms, worship and praise is talked about with actions: lifting hands, dancing, singing, loud bangs! Sometimes I wish we were more ecstatic in worshiping such an awesome God instead of just letting the band rock out.
We didn't really have prayer on the mic tonight although I do believe God did some deep surgery in everyone's heart. Jimmy shared with me that he felt like there were many in the room who were just doing the motions. I felt the same, so I asked everyone to really rend their hearts before God. To share with him, and let him in. No token prayers. I'm sure God did something unique in everyone's hearts even if they didn't feel His healing hand.
Next week Monday night will be headed downtown to prayer walk!
-Josiah and team
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