The Echo of Love

I suppose worship to be the heartbeat of faith.
Which, is not to say that it is the heart of faith.

No, worship is not that vital organ: the pressure behind, the force within;
Reservoir and wellspring of our life and the living of it.

I think that that would be God.

And, neither is to say that worship is the heartbeat of faith
To say that it is the lifeblood of faith.

No, worship is not that precious flow which fills and floods;
Current and conveyance of warmth and heat and strength.

I think that that would be the Holy Spirit.

Nor can worship properly be said to be the body
Throughout and through which the heart and blood of faith move:
Raising bones to new life and light in the darkness,
Lifting up the wounded and the broken
And walking with them.

I think that that would be Christ Jesus
And the Church in which He lives.

Leaving worship to be the echo of love,
Re-citing, Re-sounding, Breathing again
The rhythm and pulse of our dancing days with God.