Ok, I can't blame it completely on the Mennonites, because people tell me that there are some Mennonite churches that actually have life in them. But there are times I get so sick of this school! You see, yesterday in chapel, a group of college-aged musicians based out of Minnesota called CTI Ministries led us in worship. Now, chapel at HC is usually so boring. The last one had been one of the art professor droning about African-American art. So when I came in and saw big speakers had been set up, and drums and electric guitars on the stage, I got a little excited to see what chapel was going to be like. And when the band started in on the opening chord of their first song, a big smile spread across my face. This is my kind of worship! We actually sang modern worship songs instead of old hymns nobody knows (there's nothing wrong with hymns, don't get me wrong, but on a college campus, there's not much energy in that kind of singing really). I was excited! But as I looked around, I was surprised and then disgusted: hardly anybody was even singing. Nobody was standing, or moving, or clapping, or ..... praising. Soon the band started in on "Mighty to Save" which is one of my favorite worship songs. I almost stood up, even though nobody else was. I knew that if somebody started, other people would stand up too. But I chickened out at the last second. I tried to focus on this amazing opportunity to worship God, but a part of me kept screaming inside at my fellow students "How can you sit there with bored looks on your faces!?!? This is incredible!!" My friend and I actually went to talk to the musicians immediately after chapel ended, told them it was incredible and we wished we had stuff like that more often, and apologized for the rest of our school.
Still, getting to sing like that was awesome. And next time, I'm standing. Even if nobody else does.
Saviour
He can move the mountains
Our God is mighty to save, He is mighty to save
Forever
Author of salvation
My Jesus conquered the grave, Jesus conquered the grave
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