the liturgy

...Remake us and lead us by your spirit, the comforter...

...and blessed be His kingdom, now, and forever. Amen
...Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known...
...You are seated at the right hand of the Father, receive our prayer...
...as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
...Through Him all things were made. For us and for our salvation..
...May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom...
...Heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna in the Highest...
...Give us this day our daily bread...
...Therefore let us keep the feast...
...We come to your table as your children, not presuming, but assured, not trusting ourselves, but your word...
...Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ...

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words...words...words...

This was today's liturgy - the same words we spoke last week - we will say them again next week. I felt both excited and frustrated speaking them again today. The words speak of truth and life, and I know it, and it is exciting to be so close to something so real. Close, but not there - the words are just out of my grasp, and that causes the frustration. I want to wrap my mind around them, and understand their full weight, control them - but I can't. The words of the liturgy are deep - I can't get the full meaning of them, and even if I could get at the fullness of these words, the reality they themselves attempt to express is much deeper still.

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!
Romans 11:33

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God's action and presence among us is so beyond our comprehension that sober description and accurate definition are no longer functional...all language, but especially language that deals with transcendence, with God is inadequate and falls short. -Eugene Peterson, Eat This Book