Worship Small Group/IWI

I'm kinda sad that our Worship small group is meeting for the last time tonight. It has been a great group! Thanks for having it, Mark!

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The silver lining is that since my mentees and I have that time carved out anyway, we will start meeting at that time (except for Lisa, who is helping with practice for the kids' musical). I've been wanting us to find a time to meet since we began our Girlfriends Group in January, so that's good.

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LaMar, who wrote the Pulse study, is the founder of the International Worship Institute that Mark takes us to in July. I had never actually read LaMar's story until today, when I received this by email--

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LaMar grew up believing that extravagant worship was irreverent. Then, in 1973, he attended a revival at Glad Tidings Temple in Vancouver. The 120-voice choir wore robes, sang without printed music, marched down the aisle from the back of the church, and sang a four-part harmony that gave Boschman chills.

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That day, LaMar walked away from his legacy of conservative worship and into spirit-led praise and adoration to God. For the first time, this young Mennonite found vertical worship. In his new-found freedom and obedience to the scriptures--like "Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and bless the Lord!" (Psalms 134)--LaMar transcended from spectator to true worshiper.
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Don't you love it when God breaks out and changes a person?