And Never to Look Back

A group of adults from a Slavic church in Portland stood in the Twin Rocks dining room last evening and began to sing in Russian. I couldn’t understand the words, but it was apparent that they were worshiping. They concluded with a stanza in English, repeating this phrase several times:

To bow before your throne, O Lord,
And never to look back.

Their singing came in response to a similar scene at the previous meal where a group of young people of Romanian descent from Vancouver had sung:

We give You all the glory,
We worship You,
You are worthy to be praised.

There are many moments where I say to myself, “This is why I work at Twin Rocks!” This was one of them. What a blessing it is to hear impromptu concerts in our dining hall, with praises sung to God across cultures, in multiple languages, and by a wide range in age groups. Last week we hosted Latino youth from Hillsboro and Chinese families from Corvallis.

God transcends our differences, caring for each of us, speaking to all of us, bringing his story of love and redemption through Jesus Christ to the entire world.

What a blessing it is to play a small part in this worldwide work of God.