SeptemberFest was amazing! The Groove Hotel Concert on Friday was a great way to kick off the SeptemberFest weekend with a concert full of wonderful music and talented musicians. Worship on Sunday was spirit filled, energetic, joyful, fun, exciting, etc. The fellowship after the worship service was marvelous with great food. The outdoor activities were enjoyed by kids of all ages. The generous donations of cereal and luggage/backpacks filled the barrels and the red truck. What a great day! Thank you to all who made SeptemberFest a success. You all are a gift and we appreciate all you do for St. Mark.
I’m sure some of you saw me clapping and dancing to the sending song, “I Saw the Light/I’ll Fly Away”. At the end of worship, I was so filled with joy and excitement for the day that I just had to express it. Plus, I love when the praise band sings this song. In that song, we proclaim with joy that we are happy and we praise the Lord. Despite the songs connection to death, it is a joyous song that proclaims there is no sorrow in sight. I think we need songs like this to remind us that Jesus is the light and that we will be home on God’s celestial shore.
As I looked through a devotion book titled, Dancing on Mountains by Kathy Keay, I came across a prayer titled, God Dances With Us by Jan Berry which reminded me of the way I felt during Sunday’s worship. It says…
“God, you invite us to dance in
delight, shaping and forming in figures of grace. We move to the pulse of creation’s music and
rejoice to be part of the making of earth.
Praise in the making, the sharing, the
moving; praise to the God who dances with us.
In the steps of Jesus we reach to our
partners, touching and holding and finding our strengths. Together we move into patterns of freedom,
and rejoice to be part of the sharing of hope.
Praise in the making, the sharing, the moving; praise to the God who
dances with us.
We whirl and spin in the Spirit’s rhythm,
embracing the world with our circles of joy.
Together we dance for salvation and justice, and rejoice to be part of
the moving of love. Praise in the making, the sharing, the moving; praise to the God who
dances with us. Amen”
What a blessing it is to be invited to dance with God. In this dance with God we can rejoice for being a part of the moving of love and the sharing of hope as we move to the pulse of creation’s music.
Yours in Christ,
Pastor Katrina Steingraeber
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