2013 11 24 – Songs New and Old from John Knox Kirk on Vimeo.

A sermon preached at John Knox Kirk of Kansas City, Missouri, on November 24, 2013.

Luke 1: 67-79
and Psalm 98

Tuesday this week, I did something

that, as far as I can figure, is seldom done anymore these days

particularly with the rise of

speakerphones and skype and teleconferencing:

On Tuesday I got up bright and early to fly to Minneapolis

for a six-hour meeting at Westminster Presbyterian Church

and then got on another plane and flew home that night.

I needed to be there in person.

I am helping to plan a conference there in April

and I needed to see the space and size it up

so I can get a sense of where the 500 people

can register and eat and have workshops and get coffee.

That sort of thing.

 So their associate pastor, Meghan Gage-Finn,

gave me the tour.

The Sanctuary…an old, beautiful, mahogany festooned sanctuary

The grand hall, the office complex, the Christian education wing

What you might expect from a thriving, downtown church.

 The last stop before heading off for various other meetings

was the choir loft, which was impressive

and then the “kids choir” room next door.

 I walked in and Meghan flicked on the lights

and on a rack to the left as we walked in

were the kids choir robes:

a maroon red with a white lacy upper portion.

And I immediately smiled.

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