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Click on Slide Show to take a walk through the Event. Read some Literary Entries Here. Arts Worship Sabbath 2006 Responses We received 77+ written responses to the Arts Worship Sabbath. All said they had an overall positive experience. Here are a few... *Let me tell you what a wonderful event today's AWS was. It evoked a real sense of wonder and Godly beauty, two things in very short supply. *I thought it was great how they broke up the whole thing into sections and each section was a different format. The diversity of the look and feel of the differing sections kept it lively. It was a pleasure. * the event Sunday was wonderful! so many nice touches: the blind partner at Visual arts; the candles near the prayer area; the Biblical artifacts at the Temple area; the surprise of walking onto the stage with the band in the big theater; the delicious treats in the cafe, and the many volunteers who kept up with the food, drink, and cleanup; and the opportunity to interact with others about their experiences when sitting at the cafe tables. *The artists were so very genuine and heartfelt. *This is a week late in telling you how awesome the service was last Sunday. I cannot tell you how moved I was as I went from one space to another and experienced the talent and treasure of so many. It was especially wonderful to see what can happen when several groups put their heads together and produce something of such importance. Thank you all so much for the planning, preparation, hard work and inspiration. A blessing to us all! *Wonderful – Exciting – Inspiring. *A wonderfully unique way to worship. *I appreciated there being space given to different kinds of expression having Christ as the central focus of them. Having the opportunity to respond to God through the participatory worship helped to open me up to God the most. *I spend two hours going through the entire process and could have stayed longer in some rooms. I felt it was incredibly meaningful and relevant. Thank you! *Awesome display of God’s image reflected through us - His creations. Wow! *It was fun. *The performances and song were so profound, they shake up conventional worship like a blood transfusion. *Art communicates so directly to soul. God’s generosity and grace were especially evident through the art; art itself is a gift to enjoy – God’s gift to artists, artists gift to viewers, God’s gift to viewers. *I found it inspiring to see how freely others showed the artistic gifts God has given them. “Freely received… freely given”. It inspired a flood of feelings about taking more time from a busy daily schedule to focus on writing, composing, praying, seeking – and letting God guide the process. * Thank you so much for the presentation yesterday. I was inspired and blessed by all of the participants. I would like to receive information on being involved next year. I am a part of an ensemble [at a Tampa church]. Could you put me on the list to receive info about your auditions?
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