ISSL Reflections Exodus 15:1–3, 11–13, 17–18, 20–21 Post 2

IV.
We are thinking today about singing and worship.

Why do you think Moses and Miriam and the Israelites were moved to sing and not just “talk about” their experience of God’s deliverance?

V.
Exodus 15:1–3, 11–13, 17–18, 20–21 (NRSVue)

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:

“I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;
horse and rider he has thrown into the sea.
The Lord is my strength and my might,
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him;
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.The Lord is a warrior;
the Lord is his name.

Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?
Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
awesome in splendor, doing wonders?
You stretched out your right hand;
the earth swallowed them.

In your steadfast love you led the people whom you redeemed;
you guided them by your strength to your holy abode.

You brought them in and planted them on the mountain of your own possession,
the place, O Lord, that you made your abode,
the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.
The Lord will reign forever and ever.”

Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dancing. And Miriam sang to them:

“Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;
horse and rider he has thrown into the sea.”

VI.
Take a moment to think of how music, songs, and singing are part of your worship experiences?

How do those elements impact worship for you?

Do they draw you away from worship or draw you into worship and praise?

Do they enhance your experience of worship and God’s presence?

charles
{ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est}


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