11And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God...
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Grace Notes 2025-10-22I consider good community worship to be participatory. And historic liturgies help to ensure this. The etymology of the word ‘liturgy’ tips the hat in this direction. It derives from the Greek word leitourgia which in turn is a compound word formed from laous (people) and ergon (work). So, we are talking about a public work or service. That indicates community involvement.
You may or may not realize it, but many churches do not recite a creed at their weekly worship services. We join other liturgical churches in usually confessing either the Apostles’ or the Nicene Creed. Once a year, on Holy Trinity Sunday, we recite the third of the great three Ecumenical Creeds which is the Athanasian Creed. The length of this creed is why it is confessed sparingly.
I have been writing for the past few weeks about elements that are often missing when we depart from historical, liturgical worship. So far, I have mentioned the reason why there is the reading of Scripture Lessons and the use of Psalms. This week I wish to address the employment of Trinitarian language along with the use of Biblical titles.
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