A couple of weeks ago, Ryan Seiz hit a shot off the opening tap against Souderton. The shot caught the keeper off guard and out of position. He raced back and leaped high in the air, but the ball just eluded him and sailed into the back of the net. We will be talking about that goal for years to come. It was the most amazing soccer moment I have witnessed (so far).
I wonder if Ryan, or anyone else on the team, considered that goal an act of worship? I believe it was. One of the things Jim Ostlund said during chapel last week that really stood out to me is that worship is life--and that life is worship. God gave each of us gifts to use for his glory. Ryan Seiz can kick a soccer ball 60 yards with amazing accuracy. Brandi Brubaker can write an incredible song and play it on the piano in chapel. Almost every day I'm here I see new ways that students use their gifts. Every time they do, it is an act of worship.
Worship is life--and life is worship. It doesn't just happen on Sunday mornings, in a church. It happens every moment of every day when we acknowledge God's presence in our lives and use the gifts we have been given.
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