It was a really good service with a focus on following Jesus and taking up that invitation to "follow me".
The last song was "The Summons" and the lyrics and tune both touched me in some way (very rare for both to do this at the same time for me).
The Lyrics are:
Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?
Will you go where you don't know and never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown? Will you let my name be known,
will you let my life be grown in you and you in me?
Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name?
Will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same?
Will you risk the hostile stare should your life attract or scare?
Will you let me answer prayer in you and you in me?
Will you let the blinded see if I but call your name?
Will you set the prisoners free and never be the same?
Will you kiss the leper clean and do such as this unseen,
and admit to what I mean in you and you in me?
Will you love the "you" you hide if I but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same?
Will you use the faith you've found to reshape the world around,
through my sight and touch and sound in you and you in me?
Lord your summons echoes true when you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow you and never be the same.
In Your company I'll go where Your love and footsteps show.
Thus I'll move and live and grow in you and you in me.
Will you go where you don't know and never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown? Will you let my name be known,
will you let my life be grown in you and you in me?
Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name?
Will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same?
Will you risk the hostile stare should your life attract or scare?
Will you let me answer prayer in you and you in me?
Will you let the blinded see if I but call your name?
Will you set the prisoners free and never be the same?
Will you kiss the leper clean and do such as this unseen,
and admit to what I mean in you and you in me?
Will you love the "you" you hide if I but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same?
Will you use the faith you've found to reshape the world around,
through my sight and touch and sound in you and you in me?
Lord your summons echoes true when you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow you and never be the same.
In Your company I'll go where Your love and footsteps show.
Thus I'll move and live and grow in you and you in me.
After reflecting on these lyrics, I have found deep meaning in the lyrics.
To me these lyrics are about the heart of the service we must provide in our Christian lives. As Christians we're called to live a life of worship, witness, and service. To me, Service is integral. By serving other as Christ did we are witnessing. By witnessing and serving we are performing an act of worship.
To me personally, this song is asking questions of me. I see it as sort of "testing" my call so to speak. I see the first four (4) as personal questions from God to me and the last verse as what my response is: "Lord you summons echoes true when you but call my name .... In your company i'll go where your love and footsteps show."
I will be writing some more reflections on songs that have spoken to me.
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