We used to sing in 70's Bind us together with love. But reading a reflection from Jason Gardner at LICC I'm forced to rethink things and reflect on stuff brought to focus. The loss of the Lord's Prayer from our worship services is probably a deep problem that has bugged me for a while. A whole generation in the non-liturgical churches are singing the latest worship songs and changing them frequently. So what binds them together. Singing? feelings? common experiences? declarations? What binds Christians across the earth together as citizens of heaven?
If we are disciples of the Lord of all of life, our Christian discipleship must be whole-life. That means that the question of what it means to be a good citizen day by day is a crucial one for us to reflect on theologically. ... Paul put it like this: 'Our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Saviour from there, the Lord Jesus Christ...' (Philippians 3:20). Our first and foremost loyalty is to a divine polity. And our Lord, in the prayer he taught us, has given us our own pledge:This, then, is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Matt 6:9-10
