Christain Union Worship

‘It is good to praise the Lord and to make music to your name, O Most High, to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, to the music of the ten — stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.’

Psalm 92 v1–3.

There are so many ways to worship God — through our work, relationships, the way in which we live our lives, but God has given us a unique and exciting way to worship Him, through music. By singing or playing instruments to God, we can tell him exactly what is on our hearts, and often it is at these times that we experience the overwhelming release as we are filled with God’s peace, joy and excitement.

As a Christian Union, worship is something that we should experience as a body and worshipping corporately helps us to feel united and strengthened in God’s love. Choruses are the main source of music used (in main meetings) as they often declare in the simplest way how we want to worship God, and what he means to us. Hymns, although respected are used less frequently. The instrumental group consisting of guitars, wind instruments an the occasional keyboard meets for a time of rehearsal and prayer before the Saturday meeting and is continually looking for new instrumentalists. Whether you are a first year or a third year who has never revealed your talents, do be encouraged to join with us, whatever you play — especially if it is a ten stringed lyre!

Worship through music is by no means limited to choruses. Music and dance, singing groups and meditative music are just some of the ways we can express ourselves to God. The possibilities are endless — however you want to worship God, there’s no stopping you!

Paula Drewery

Groups of 7 or 8 people make up the C.U.’s college based small groups, some of these choose to worship together when they meet, this can take on a diversity of forms from silence to accompanied singing. This may include meditation or repetition of poetry or prose biblical or otherwise. But its pretty much dependent on the group in question so get involved and be yourself.

People associated with the C.U. go to a wide range of churches in town and hence worship in many different ways with the wider church, we would encourage people to find a church and settle down as soon as possible. The depth of corporate worship of the wider church can not be replicated by the comparatively narrow (in terms of background) and comparatively immature Christian Societies on campus.

It must also be remembered that we should worship God by honouring him in our individual lives, it would be hypocrisy to sing love and act injustice or to worship our Lord in humble silence and deny Him in public to defend our pride.

The C.U. will be holding a series of workshops on worship on Saturday wk. 7 and that Saturdays C.U. meeting is on Worship as a life-style as part of the C.U.’s series on life-style this term.

Johnny Read