The motto of Glasgow is ‘Let Glasgow flourish’. It is the abbreviated version of the prayer inscribed on the bell of the Tron Kirk which is ‘Let Glasgow flourish by the preaching of the word and the praising of His name’.
The heart of the prayer is the name of Jesus, and we flourish as we sing His praises and proclaim, or hear proclaimed, His word out of the Bible. This seems so ordinary and lacking excitement that our society has substituted for it trivial entertainment.
On the day of the Eurovision song contest the 32nd Scottish Reformed Conference was held, simply aiming to enter into the wise prayer of our forebears in the faith, to listen to the preaching of His word and praise His name. Our speakers were Kevin DeYoung from the United States and Sinclair Ferguson, ‘one of our own’. During the course of the conference we were in the ‘felt’ presence of the Lord, and His glory enriched our souls as we sat under the word being preached.
