Vocabulary redefined

One of the things that seminary has done to me is to cause me to redefine some of my vocabulary. An example: liturgy.

Before: something done in a Catholic church (or similar), very structured, in Latin, boring

After: singing, any kind, but in worship to God and for God. When people sing benediction to each other at my old church in San Jose, that is liturgy to me. It is singing that we incorporate into the rhythm of our lives in order to remind ourselves of the hope and joy we have in Christ.