Roy Berkenbosch

If I say that good worship requires good chemistry, I imagine you’ll think I mean the kind of chemistry that exists between preachers and musicians, or between hymn text and melody. But at The King’s University College we recently discovered that good worship can also include good chemistry of the traditional bubbling test tube, don’t-spill-the-acid variety—and we learned that the converse is also true: good chemistry requires good worship.

Justice + worship = passion. That succinct one-liner was offered by Elise, a college student, in response to two days of exploring the relationship between justice and worship at a recent conference (cosponsors included Reformed Worship and the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship) at The King’s University College. Clearly she sensed that seeking and doing justice and offering worship are essential companions in the Christian life.

Call to Prayer: "If You Believe and I Believe," from Zimbabwe [Available in RW 31, p. 41] Greeting The Lord be with you. And also with you. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for God satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. Hymn: "For the Fruits of His Creation," sung to the tune AR HYD Y NOS [PsH 455, PH 553, RL 21; Tune PH 544]