For my Church and Society class, I'm studying a congregation. I have looked at a lot of aspects, but I am mostly studying the lexicon of the church. I'm wondering what the common words are, the slang of the church, so to speak. The liturgy plays a big role in the lexicon. The liturgy is very similar each week. One interesting thing I'm realizing is that with liturgy, what is spoken and sung every week, sinks into one's heart. Today I was sitting next to a 3 1/2 year old boy and his mom. I noticed that Samuel was singing along to the sung responses in the service. I know that songs are easier to memorize and I know that his parents are very good at music and at English, but I'm pretty sure that he can't read and the responses weren't songs like "Jesus Loves Me" or other Sunday school songs. I was impressed. Samuel showed me how beautiful liturgy is.
