For a long-time now, I have come across an increasing number of worshippers of the Mar Thoma church, both young & old (mostly young) who are dissatisfied with our pattern or way of worship – some of these folks find this down-right “boring”!! This study is for all such individuals.
Many of our church youth (especially those who grow up outside Kerala) are misunderstood as not conforming to Church traditions and values I suspect that the problem lies much deeper than that. Let me explain I believe that more than disinterestedness, it is a lack of understanding of what it means to worship God and more specifically, the meaning of our liturgical form of worship that is at the centre of their apparent “disinterestedness” in our worship.
Personally, I feel that worshipping God using the liturgy of the Holy Qurbana Service (more so in Malayalam!) is fascinating, yes, and even exciting! I am convinced that a proper study of the symbols and liturgy the Holy Qurbana Service with the Word of God will marvelously enrich our worship. A study of this nature will lead the seeking believer to worship our great and awesome God in the way He wanted us to – in Spirit & in truth.
I invite you on this exciting journey of studying what our worship is all about.
The entire study is available as a hard copy in paperback published by the CSS (Cristava Sahitya Samithi). It was released on the occasion of the Mar Thoma Clergy Conference on 27th November, 2013 at Charalkunnu, Maramon, Kerala.
Those who wish may obtain a copy by contacting the CSS office in Tiruvalla.
I have posted the ENTIRE book online here. God willing, I will be updating the Bible study whenever I gain more light on some aspect of our worship.
If anyone wishes to have the study in its entirety, I can email the pdf version as an attachment. You could feel free to mail it to anyone who may be blessed.
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Praise the Lord!
With prayers,
Santosh Varughese
santosh.vellore@gmail.com
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