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Constance Cherry reflects on designing and leading Christian worship that follows revelation-and-response, the "sequence of God-human exchange" found in scripture. We hear the word and respond with eucharist in a conversation between God and his people.
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The sequence of God-human exchange found most prominently in the Scriptures is that of revelation and response. Is it not appropriate then, that the prominent sequence for God-human exchange in worship is also revelation/response? Christian worship is always a response to truth, the truth as revealed in Jesus Christ. This sequence is the native pattern of worship: it is the natural result of what happens when humanity encounters God. It therefore forms the basis for the simplest twofold service, Word and Table. The word is revealed and worshipers respond with Eucharist (thanksgiving). Revelation/response is the normative pattern of dialogue between God and the worshiping community. Ultimately, worship is a conversation between God and God’s chosen people. There is a mutual exchange, a holy dialogue, an invested sharing back and forth in worship. The reciprocity inherent in a true worship experience is a beautiful thing in which to participate; it is a living, vital conversation, not a religious program.
—Constance M. Cherry, The Worship Architect, A Blueprint for Designing Culturally Relevant and Biblically Faithful Services, 9
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