People enter, sit quietly, pray, read Scripture, and prepare for God to speak to them . . . and prepare themselves to respond. At Christ Reformed Church, however, the room is too often abuzz with activity, even during the choir's call to worship and the announcements. This is all very understandable. We are glad to see each other. There are conversations and pleasantries being exchanged throughout the room.
People scurry about to get their kids settled and to find their favorite seat.
But all this is hardly conducive to preparation for worship. It also disrupts those who do come early to prepare their hearts and minds to hear from God. There are some very simple things we can do to remedy this. We can arrive a few minutes early and get settled and prepared before the call to worship. We can finish our conversations before we enter the sanctuary.