Just Me and Him

Have you ever been in a room with someone and no matter how many people that are around, it feels like it is just you and this one special person? Last night I had the privilege of leading worship in CR and wow, what a great treat for me. It was as close to heaven as I think I will see on earth. There was a point I got caught up in the worship & looked up and realized, "wow, there are several hundred people worshiping our Father with me right now. :) But that's the special thing about CR worship isn't? When we come together to worship, we become one unit, one family, one being that is worshiping our King. Everyone is looking at the Savior and it is just each of us and the King.  It is a blessing though when we realize that worshiping corporately is one of the few gifts we can do together, at the very same time. There is something special about seeing hungry people come to a place of dependence and trust, worship our Father. No matter what is going on in our life, we can always shout praises to our King cause we know He is leading us thru it. And what a treat to know that He has placed some pretty great people to walk thru it with us.  Worship is something special when we express gratitude thru our hearts and song. It's our chance to tell Him how much we love Him and need Him as our Father. There is an old saying,  “The grasshopper which is always near its mother eats the best food." In CR, when we come together, I feel like one blessed grasshopper that is eating incredibly well. A spiritual food that only the Father can give me. What a gift to be able to eat a feast of greatness in the company of wonderful forever family each week. “I will praise God's name in song & glorify Him w/thanksgiving. Ps 69:30  Rodney Holmstrom

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