My church recently released a live worship album on iTunes called, “Without End.” It’s a collection of old hymns and new songs written by our own congregants and, well, it’s just a fantastically done album. To see it on iTunes here's a link http://tinyurl.com/muwny3.

That said, here’s why I felt the album was worth writing about. My church, Trinity Grace Church (TGC), is a rarity in that it’s a growing church in New York City, and the beauty of TGC can be heard in this worship album.

The album was created by a team comprise of professional singer/songwriters, church staffers, theater performers, a Starbucks manager, and a taxi cab driver (and these are only the people I know). In other words, the album bleeds New York.

As I listened to the tracks on my commute this morning, I was thinking how powerful the words, “Let Your Kingdom Come,” means when sung by a passionate Starbucks manager who on any given day serves coffee to hundreds of Wall Street bankers. Or when my taxi driver pal belts out, “How high, how wide, how wonderful,” he does it with the landscape of the city’s streets in his mind.

The album is really a good reminder of the importance of integrating our faith with our reality. Songs of worship, words of His renown are not just meant to be sung on Sunday mornings. They’re available to us as sweet reminders that waking up Monday to go to work can also be an act of worship.

It begs the question: how are you leaking worship into your everyday life?