We wouldn't be here if we weren't trying to be Christian out there. There is no denying that being with God in worship changes our lives. I sat at the feet of a Bible teacher. Several hundred people from every part of the world had come to humble themselves, to pray, to share experiences of the living Christ with one another, and to learn from God's word. Then he talked about bells and how the sounds of their ringing expressed a universal language.
Bells interrupt and call people to something.
But three times each day, the bells ring and call us to another reality. We stop what we are doing and gather for prayer. Our everyday life is not only interrupted, but also changed. Paul said, 'The people . . . For that to happen, those who prepare the settings of church life have to know the difference between the ordinary and times of waiting and being open to God's presence.