This weekend we will sing “Center of My Life” at Communion time. This song, written by Paul Inwood and published by OCP Publications, reminds us to seek refuge in God, to make Him the center of our lives and to follow His ways. The composer uses verses from Psalm 16 to stress the importance of placing our hope and our trust in the Lord as well as making Him the center of our lives.
In today’s Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells Peter, “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.” When we call someone our “rock,” we mean that person is a stabilizer of sorts and a foundation; a person of substance who can be counted on in any given circumstance or situation — so should the Church be our “rock” of faith and salvation. We come to this place of worship each week seeking prayer, refuge, community, peace, love and sustenance for the journey. We leave renewed, inspired, refreshed and enlightened.
I am inspired by the lyrics to the Christian song, “I Go to the Rock,” which are:
I go to the rock for my salvation,
go to the stone which the builders rejected,
go to the mountain, and the mountain stands by me.
The earth all around me is sinking sand,
on Christ the solid rock, I stand.
When I need a shelter, when I need a friend,
I go to the Rock!
May Christ continue to be our Rock, our true foundation, our only refuge.
