Compline With Betsy

So last night was the best part of my week. I went to a Compline Service with my good friend Betsy at St. David's Episcopal in Austin.

Amazing service.

You go into this small, very romantic sanctuary. The room is mostly dark except for the few lights spotlighting the front. Incense comes through the room and surrounds us to let us know its time to start worship. The choir comes through and lines up in an arrow pointing to the altar at the front, and they begin to sing.

The whole service is this beautiful choral homage to God. Absolutely beautiful music. If you close your eyes you feel like you are entering the gates of heaven.

I loooved it! Betsy and I were talking about it afterwards and we both commented that it was such a great service because it didn't require anything for you and it was beautiful because of its simplicity. All you had to do was sit there and be.

Refreshing.