Pepsi time in church

Monday May 26th, Isaiah 49: . 13 Tell the heavens and the earth to celebrate and sing; command every mountain to join in the song. The LORD's people have suffered, but he has shown mercy and given them comfort. Remember the old soft drink song, I’d like to teach the world to sing….. Too bad it is forever in people’s minds as a soda commercial rather than as a church song. When we bring hope to the world, we are called to do so with hope in our hearts and voices as well as in our hands. We are called to not only feed and clothe, but to teach others to sing, and to do so by example. This is not the call to head in the sand ignoring of problems, but heads held high in the air and singing. A friend from seminary days talked of going from one village to another for church. After several days of worship, everyone from one town would walk with the pastor to the next town. Alone the path, there was singing, lots of singing. When they got to the next village, there was singing and worship together, and then the villagers from the first village would walk home, singing. The second village would then have church for several days and the scene would play out again. Just let that image roll over in your head for a while and image the beauty.