Friday, May 05, 2006

Worship

Years ago I received as a gift the book A Celebration of Discipline, by Richard Foster. In the chapter on worship which is worth purchasing the book for alone, the chapter begins with the following quote:
Worship
To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God
To feed the mind with the truth of God
To purge the imagination by the beauty of God
To open the heart to the love of God
To devote the will to the purpose of God
William Temple, late Archbishop of Cantebury

I have always felt it is the most concise and content laden definition I have ever read. At some point I will unpack it as I understand it on this blog, but I just wanted to put it out there for others to ponder.

I just unpacked this statement in a message at the Gilber Vineyard and will make the cd available through my website. If you have the time think through this statement, it is rich and I think meditating on it will benifit you.