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Are you unintentionally sending the message that work has no place in worship? “Leave it at the door and pick it up again on your way out!”

This is a crucial moment in which we are reminded and assured of God’s faithful presence among us. Along with the benediction, it undergirds our worship with God’s grace and peace promised to us. But this greeting is more than an announcement or assurance of divine presence—certainly much more than a mere hello from God.

The act of preparation is preparing our hearts, mind, and soul in a posture to be able to fully receive the Lord’s blessing and Word.