I was at Esplanade to support a friend’s daughter singing with The Acapella Society. A bunch of kids, from different background, races, colors, probably different religions, coming together for one purpose, to sing, in one voice.
As we enter into the second week of STEP, I saw everyone coming daily for one purpose, to learn what it means to be a Presbyterian. We don’t hold absolute truth as doctrines are merely something we formulate that points to the reality of God. The message in the Bible is more important than doctrines and we can learn and appreciate other traditions as well. Let us move away from extremes of conservative fundamentalism and fluffy experiential simple faith but go deeper into God’s divine truth as we strive to know Jesus as who He really is and not just for what He can do or had done for us.
Indeed, how many of us know of pastor who has pastored the same church for 20 years, read so extensively about John Calvin and yet continues to be so humble to say that he doesn’t really know a lot? I thank God for examples like that, praise God for leaders like that, who shows us the Bible is not an instruction manual and there is no such thing as the most biblical form of worship why we should constantly reflect on who God is through our worship liturgy.
Can we design a worship liturgy that allows the congregation to better understand who God is? Worship as a divine and human encounter. What’s the difference between information, knowledge and wisdom? Are we simply stuck at the age where we are only looking for information? The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom….Lord, help me to fear you so that I begin to have wisdom.
Pr. Willy Lau
Synod Youth Executive
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