“Make a
joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
Serve the
Lord with gladness;
Come before
His presence with singing.
Know that
the Lord, He is God;
It is He who
has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His
people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter into
His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His
courts with praise.
Be thankful
to Him, and bless His name.
For the Lord
is good;
His mercy is
everlasting,
And His
truth endures to all generations.”
(Psalm 100 NKJV)
The act of worship rehearses in the
present the end that lies ahead. Heaven is introduced into the present. It
also, of course, conserves the past and so acts as a stabilizing force, but its
dynamic function is anticipation: a community planning its future in the light
of its character.
-- Eugene Peterson in “Reversed Thunder”
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