The Lord does not ask for references commending us for his service. He calls us—not because he needs us, but because we need him. Yet we cannot know him without also serving him. The church is called to serve God in three ways: to serve him directly in worship; to serve the saints in nurture; and to serve the world in witness. For centuries, nothing was more fixed in Christendom than the form of worship. Priests recited the Latin Mass to uncomprehending parishioners assembled
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