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Aug 5, 2021Liked by Do Good Better

Your reflections on worshipping across cultures and languages reminds me of the slogan of a foster care agency we work with: "Things that matter are hard." I also appreciate what you said: "We have to lay down our own preferences and desires and appreciate that this is not about us feeling good but about God." It's amazing how easy it is to lose sight of that, even when it's about worshipping God at church! Thanks for the reminder.

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In response to both your questions about what some things are that I've learned about worship in complicated spaces, and also what experiences make me believe at my core that humans are loved and chosen, I have been struck over and over - especially in cross-cultural and intercultural settings - by how much love, kindness, grace, generosity, patience and care is frequently shown to people who are very different from each other in many respects, and who often don't know each other very well or even at all in some cases.

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