The Nature of True Worship

The archbishop of the Church of Canterbury once stated, "Worship is the oil of the spiritual life. It is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, it is to purge the imagination with the beauty of God, it is to devote the will to the purpose of God, it is to open the heart to the love of God. All this is gathered up in adoration, the most selfless emotion which the human nature is capable and the remedy for self-centeredness." There have been occasions as I was leaving the worship service,that I overheard someone say, "I didn't get a lot out of this today." This shows a misunderstanding of what our purpose is in being there, which is to offer up to God "worth-ship" for all that He is and all that He has done. We forget that worship is about God - it is not about us. To worship as the archbishop has suggested and renew our minds with the Word of God would certainly transform us from glory to glory as the apostle Paul noted in one of his letters.

On a medical note, we were glad this week to hear that my bilirubin count went to 19.5, and we would like to see it under 5. All liver enzymes continue to head toward normal. We are giving thanks and praise to God for these lower numbers and we are praying for no tumor activity in the MRI scheduled in early June. Thanks for reading the blog and for your continued prayers.