Tuesday, August 21, 2001
Tuesday, August 21, 2001
Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors! that the King of
glory
may come in.
The visit to Churchill's boyhood home place left a deep impression on Hayford, and from it came
the inspiration for his song "Majesty." Before Hayford left Oxfordshire, he said, upon reflection,
"I thought about all the majesty and dignity we've been endowed with in Christ. If that would
dawn on all God's people, if they would sense their significance in Him, then we all could become
more aware of His purpose in us."
Be lifted up by Christ today!
(Psalm 24:7
NRSV)
Marshall Shelley in a LEADERSHIP Magazine column shares an observation from an interview
with Jack Hayford, author of the popular Gospel hymn, "Majesty." Hayford tells of visiting Sir
Winston Churchill's boyhood home in Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England. He describes the
beauty of the landscaped grounds. As he walked to his car from the rose garden, he said to his
wife, "In a place this magnificent, it's easy to see how a person raised here could readily imagine
himself to be a person of destiny. There's something about the environment that makes you feel, 'I
am significant.'"
God of peace, lift me so that I may be close to you. Amen.
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