"Don't Stop"

Something I wrote a few years ago when I was getting really frustrated with the 2 songs/offering/1 song worship part of the service. Things in the church I'm at have changed a lot since those days. They don't really stay on schedule like they used to. It's amazing. This poem isn't really about them though. Its something that is speaking to my heart even now as I read it. Be blessed.

"Don't Stop"

As the vocalists harmonize,
and the instruments play,
you enter right in
with your worship and praise.

You feel your heart soften,
and soon the Spirit-led song
becomes a one-on-one moment
as you sing your love song
to the King right before you.

No one else in the room,
caught up in His presence,
where it's only Jesus and you,
and justa s you reach out
to touch His sweet face,
the vocalists stop singing,
music no longer plays.

As the micraphone crackles,
you hear a voice sound,
"Amen. Yesssss. Praise God.
You may all be seated."

You're seated with sadness,
another voice speaks
"Don't stop, my darling,
always,
everywhere,
worship Me.
Instruments need not play,
and voices need not sing
to bring you into my presence
because, my child,
I never leave."