Some Things I Love About Assembling On The Lord’s Day

Neal Pollard

• Watching young parents gather their kids and lead them into the building
• The happy, excited chatter of people who act like they’re attending their favorite reunion ever
• The many brief, but meaningful, conversations
• Seeing the new faces that are inevitably there and being thrilled at the prospect
• Noticing members greeting and welcoming people who are visiting
• Feeling the anticipation of class and worship
• The steady faithfulness of widows and widowers who, despite the loss of their partner, are still in love with the Lord
• New Christians leading and enthusiastically participating in the worship service
• Witnessing worshippers who appear to be very engaged and enjoying themselves
• The sound of Bible pages rustling (or being close enough to see mobile devices going to the Scriptures cited)
• Elders making spiritual encouragement and admonition
• Little boys picking up the attendance cards
• Young parents persevering in training their learning lads and lasses (even when that means occasioning the “training room”)
• Even the tone-deaf lifting up their voices to make a “joyful noise” to the Lord
• Husbands and wives united in their desire to be present before the Great I Am (and appear to be enjoying doing so together)
• The display of emotion and heartfelt engagement by those leading us in worship
• The very elderly or infirm, sometimes on walkers or in wheelchairs, who with great effort make the appointment they disdain missing
• The many ways being in Christ brings interesting combinations of people together (educated with uneducated, rich with poor, the very old with the very young, those of different races, etc.)
• Hearing the Bible conversations that start and continue after “the last amen”
• Watching Christians rally around and embrace those who respond to the invitation
• Knowing Christ is present and participating in the assembly (Heb. 2:12)
• The intimate connection with God that results from His pattern and design for worship, perhaps especially in the weekly observance of the Supper
• The piercing conviction to live better and serve Him for actively that results from assembling
• Realizing how many things that are to love about assembling on the Lord’s Day

What would you add?