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December 19, 2004
worship is giving
worship is to offer one's soul (that is, their being or existence) in giving honor to something or someone. we maybe use the word most in the church to talk about music, but it takes on a host of different forms. examples: enthusiastic or solemn music in the congregation, putting a check in the offering, reflecting on God's grace in the woods, random acts of kindness, routine acts of kindness, and so on. and they feed into each other: the joy i get in tutoring some kids with migrant education i give back in a joyful song with the whole church people the next time i get a chance, and that energy feeds into the next thing. what does it mean to live in step with the spirit? (gal 5.25) i think there's something to this walk with God and others in this cycling of giving grace. life is an offering, and in groups of self-sacrificial livers, God is most present.
Posted by Derrick at December 19, 2004 05:33 PM