Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Now.
Now, in this present time and moment.
Life has quickly changed and continues to change at a rapidly each day. Now many of us are having to stay at home other than for necessary trips to the grocery store or pharmacy.
Now many children are doing school remotely. Dance, music, and exercise classes are held online these days. On Sundays, our church services are held in Facebook groups, thanks to the use of technology. Bible Study and prayer meetings are occurring through the use of Zoom and other platforms.
During those times of venturing out, we now wear protective gloves and face masks. We carry hand sanitizer everywhere and disinfectant sprays to keep ourselves safe.
Now we are thinking about the safety of others before ourselves. Now we are praying earnestly for the needs we see and hear. Now we are reaching out to people in other parts of the country and even outside our country. Now is the time to show compassion on each one around us.
And now is the time to worship.
To worship the One who is able to keep us, to heal us, to provide for us,
to save us.
“Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker, for he is our God. We are the people he watches over, the flock under his care.”
(Psalm 95:6-7, NLT)
One of my favorite worship songs. Now…….
Mine as well 🙂
I love this reminder to worship. By entering the now with worship we get to enter into the realm of eternity.
Yes, now is the time to worship! I love the song, thanks for reminding me of it. Now is the best time to seek God. Blessings to you, neighbor!
Love, love, love this post–and the song, which is one of my favorites.
It’s time to reach back through the years
to the Life that was thought lost,
feel the sorrow, feel the tears,
feel the rough wood of the Cross.
It’s time to reach back to the days
when bright promise had been broken
and it seemsed that hymns of praise
could not be sung, nor hope spoken.
It’s time to reach across the miles
to when the sad masque of pain
turned to laughter and to smiles
the the Lord rose again
from the slab, from the tomb,
to bring us life and banish doom.
Joanne, I apologise or the typos…brain wasn’t working. Here’s how it was supposed to look.
It’s time to reach back through the years
to the Life that was thought lost,
feel the sorrow, feel the tears,
feel the rough wood of the Cross.
It’s time to reach back to the days
when bright promise had been broken
and it seemed that hymns of praise
could not be sung, nor hope spoken.
It’s time to reach across the miles
to when the sad masque of pain
turned to laughter and to smiles
when the Lord rose again
from the slab, from the tomb,
to bring us life and banish doom.
Andrew, you never need to apologize! Your efforts and words are always appreciated and bless!
What a crazy “Now” we live in these days! Thanks for the song reminder. What an uplifting song.
Laurie, I so agree – these days we are living now are crazy. I am so grateful for the reminders and prompts which move my distracted mind back to worship.
Now is the time to worship. What a wonderful response, Joanne. My theme for the month with my One Word “Linger” is “be present.” I love combining your post with this, being present in worship.
Lisa, so funny. My word is “Savor” and I too, am finding myself combining worship with savor.
Wonderful verses from Psalm 95! Isn’t it wonderful to be part of His flock!! I am blessed!
I love this song! What a great reminder that we all need to keep our eyes on Jesus and worship Him.
Terri
#5 on FMF