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“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.”  Psalm 121:1-2 (KJV)

The Liberty University School of Music, under the leadership of Dr. Vernon Whaley, puts on a magnificent praise and worship annual event called the Night of Worship hosted at Thomas Road Baptist Church. I have been attending this event since I moved to Virginia.

This year, I was blessed with the opportunity to join a group of local females for a women’s retreat at the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove, in North Carolina. The retreat ended on Sunday, and on my way back, I was reminded that it was the evening of the yearly LUSOM Night of Worship event. I literally drove straight to TRBC  The church was very full and the stage was equally populated by men and women in black and white, a rather beautiful sight.

The two large projecting screens on either side of the sanctuary highlighted portions of the singers and instrumentalists on the stage. Everyone that was projected on those screens, whatever their task at hand, depicted a joy on their faces that made me think they really enjoyed playing and singing praises to the Lord – true Levites!

What I experienced at TRBC last night was nothing short of angelical, heavenly, something so well-orchestrated and brought forth, that I couldn’t help but wonder what worship in heaven will be like. Dr. Whaley spoke before the last song, Total Praise, and as he called out the many roles and names of God, people in the audience worshipped in a loud noise and clapped enthusiastically, myself included. In that celebratory moment, I imagined what the angels sounded like once Jesus ascended from the grave and went to the Father. In the words of the last song of the evening, I humbly, yet boldly, did just as it said, “I lift my hands in total praise to You!”

“Lord, You created us for Your pleasure. And You take pleasure in our praises. Thank You, Father, for allowing us to experience true joy through our worship of You!”

For His Glory

Luska Suzano
TRBC Women’s Life