CHRISTIAN JOURNEY:MINISTRY OF WAITING

Pastor John Piper has a blog "Ministry of Waiting" in which he describes the beginning part of a worship service (worship in song and prayer) as a 'sacred moment'. He goes on to say that our love for one another should make us eager to help one another to experience this 'sacred moment' to the fullest. John Piper says that if we arrive late for church, we should not go in to the worship service and interrupt this special time. We should wait outside and pray that those inside. That's why he calls it a "ministry of waiting"! Once the worship time (the 'sacred moment') is finished, the doors can be opened and those waiting outside will be allowed into the service. It's an interesting ministry!