Worship and Baptism

So tonight I went to The Chapel with my friend Emily and I can't even begin to put into words how wonderful it was. We sat towards the right side in the second row and talked quietly before service started. Then we watched this younger couple with a more punk/hippy style, come running up barefoot, and find a seat in the very front middle row.

When worship began, the usual happened. People stood up and sang, some raised their hands, some clapped----but then I witnessed the coolest thing! The young hippy couple would jump and dance, or kneel on the ground, or sometimes clap! They were not ashamed or afraid to be judged. All they knew was that God was worthy and deserving of their worship and they were going to give Him all that they had. How cool is that? I hope that if I ever feel compelled to dance or jump for joy that I won't be ashamed to worship with all that I am! It was incredible..

But wait! It gets better....

After worship, a man came up and discussed baptism and what it represents. He proceeded to interview a woman who had decided she wanted to be baptized. When Emily and I found out that they were going to baptize her tonight, we both wondered where the water was. However, another song started and we quickly forgot about it.

The worship picked up and I was just in awe of God....during the song, there was an instrumental and the guitarist jumped around and played. Then, he yelled 'GO', pointing to the back wall, and in a split second, the dark black wall between the projector screens lit up. There was a little room with a glass wall-like thing that came up to the man and woman's shoulders. We watched as she was dunked back and then sprung up from the water. Cheers and applause broke out and I found myself tearing up. It was this representation of springing up out of the water (sin) and coming into the air (life). I've never been so excited about a baptism! Then we watched as the two of them prayed together. After a few minutes, the worship continued and the room went black again and hid back in the darkness of the wall.

So there you have it. An incredible evening of worship and baptism. I can't even put into words how incredibly good God is. You just had to be there.