Driven to my knees

"Surprise! Surprise!"- Remember Gomer Pyle?
Anyway...two posts-one right after the other...
I was reading from Mark 5- the account of Jairus and his daughter. I wondered if there are any of us who are desperate enough to lay hold of Jesus for the restoration of His church? Even when the crowd thought that the girl was dead, Jesus told Jairus- "Don't be afraid! Only believe" (Mark 5:36). Are we who are engaged with the local church willing and desperate enough to believe that Jesus can restore life to His people?

One other thought- unrelated to the first-
After spending last weekend with 850 or so teenagers and their adult leaders, I was impressed with the fervency of their worship. I enjoyed Josh Martin and his worship team immensely. My fear is that many of those teenagers went home to their churches on Sunday and were, well, less than impressed with the quality of their own worship services. As I try and process this I am deeply moved about one significant issue. Most of our worship services are seriously lacking in fervency. Perhaps it is time- probably past time- to be reminded of the glory and grandeur of our God so that when we come to worship His presence fills our minds and hearts so that regardless of the musical style, regardless of the musical preferences of the worship leaders,our worship is heart-felt, fervent, and full of passion for the reality of God's presence. I shared with my congregation this last Sunday a passage from Rev 4 where John was privilged to experience a heavenly worship service- reading that makes me think of an overload of sensory experience- sights, sounds, physical expressions that are beyond our ability to process normally. Are we enthralled with God when we worship? Or are we enthralled by the ability and talent of those leading the worship service? Just some random thoughts that are driving me to my knees!