Theme: Service

The worship that God prizes is not confined to the sanctuary. James is unambiguous: pure religion includes caring for the widow and the orphan. Songs about service connect the vertical posture of adoration with the horizontal posture of love for neighbor, reminding the congregation that the same God who inhabits the praises of His people also dwells in the face of the least of these. Singing well and serving faithfully are not competing callings — they are one.