Here is this week’s #WorshipWednesday playlist

Here is this week’s devotional & playlist from our Worship & Internationals Minister, Meredith Palicte:

There’s a book I’ve been reading to Kainoa lately called “Holy Week” and it goes through the emotions that Jesus experienced in the week leading up to his crucifixion and resurrection. Sometimes it’s easy for me to get so caught up in the excitement of Easter that I easily forget the sorrow, betrayal, loneliness, and painful sacrifice that led up to that monumental moment when Christ rose from the dead. So as we ponder the events of Holy Week, I’ve created two playlists for us: one for Holy Week (that focuses on the sacrifice and death of Jesus); and one for Easter (which celebrates the resurrection). They are lengthy because there are simply so many good songs that lead us to worship! I like to have these playlists on in the background while I’m cooking or cleaning or simply while we are sitting around the house together. I hope that these songs lead you to ponder the full range of emotions that our Lord experienced throughout the Holy Week and that singing along will prepare us to worship Him on Easter!

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When we look at the Bible, we see many examples of people going through times of trouble and hardship where they couldn’t see the end result. I wonder if the Israelites, while wandering in the desert, felt a little bit like we do now- wondering how long they would have to wait for “normal” to resume.

We can find great hope in knowing that the same God who rescued the Israelites from Egypt and brought them into the Promised Land, the God who saved Daniel from the lion’s den, the One who healed the sick and raised the dead- is the same God who will see us through the coronavirus pandemic.

So when our minds start to wander down the spiral of anxious thoughts, when we find ourselves dwelling on the unknowns- instead of letting our thoughts stay there- we can shift them upward. Instead of looking at the present circumstances, let’s fill our minds with the truth we know about the unchanging God.

The worship team helped compile this playlist of songs that will remind us of who God is. As you listen and sing along, you will be proclaiming the eternal characteristics of God: that He is worthy, He is holy, He is great, He is always faithful, He’s the great I am, the Lion and the Lamb, the Salt and Light…He’s the Way-maker, He’s always good and He is holy, holy, holy!

I pray that you will be encouraged as you listen and sing along!