When I traveled in the Ukraine in 1992 I visited an Orthodox church in Kiev and asked to see the church’s missions. I anticipated the priest would show me the soup kitchen downtown and homeless shelter in the church’s basement. If I’d asked a minister in the U.S. to show me the church’s mission, that would be the logical response. Instead, the Orthodox priest took me to the sanctuary.
This was a powerful lesson! The clear message is that from the sanctuary missions begin. From the sanctuary we move out into the world. That’s the progression. It all starts with prayer worship. We start, like Mary, by sitting at Jesus’ feet (Luke 10:42). We start with wonderment.
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I am reminded of a sign above a door as I exited a sanctuary. It said: “Worship has ended. Let the service begin!”
