The AscentSample

## ONE HUNDRED PIANOS Psalm 122 talks about all the tribes of Israel ascending to Jerusalem, to worship and to praise God. As the Church, we gather all the tribes, all denominations, all the people who are followers of Jesus, who are Christians. We are called to gather and look to Christ, regardless of race, gender, age, whatever background we have or denomination we are part of. We are called to gather and worship in unity and community. “Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshipers met together, each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than they could possibly be, were they to become 'unity' conscious and turn their eyes away from God to strive for closer fellowship.” ― A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine