Conference on Worship and Music

Once again I would like to thank the Nativity family for their support of my continuing education. The last week in June I attended the Montreat Conference on Worship and Music (held in Montreat, North Caroline outside of Asheville).  This conference welcomes families — there was a full program of activities for youth; it was fun to be in a family environment. The conference theme this year was 'Beauty, Truth, and Goodness — Think on These Things." Each morning's service was based around some aspect of the conference them. Especially meaningful was the "Reaffirmation of the Baptismal Covenant — Truth in Community" service.

I wouldlike to share the conference theme prayer with you:

For Appreciation of Truth and Beauty

Give us, O lord, a reverence for the truth, the desire both to think and to speak truly. Save us from all fear of truth. Grant us all an appreciation of beauty and things that are lovely. Increase our reverence for the truth; help us to see in them a part of your revelation of yourself, that beauty becomes you no less than truth and righteousness through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

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