Today, I'm linking up with a community of writers at Lisa Jo Baker's blog for Five Minute Friday. The prompt is "worship", and we are to write for just five minutes straight. From the heart. No need to be perfect, just sharing our hearts through words. Won't you join in?
It took
me well into my adult years to realize that worship wasn’t something only synonymous
with a church service.
I grew up going to “worship”. No blame intended, but it
seems that in my circles, many Christians refer to a church service as "worship".
I think that is true, yes. But, in the past few years (and yes, it has taken
that long), I’ve finally begun to realize (I’m a slow learner sometimes) that
worship is so much more.
In fact,
it raises mostly questions within me.
Couldn’t worship just be a subtle shift
between focusing on me and my desires to focusing on what God desires?
Noticing
the pollen on the wing of a butterfly, or geese flying over the pond at dusk?
The ducks
that come in for a safe and smooth landing on the same pond, and the swallows
that dart around gathering food for their young?
Worship
is so. much. more. than church.
Worship
is my attitude toward myself, God and others.
Worship
links me to the God in me, the Holy Spirit.
My
attention is the only thing standing in the way between worship of self and
worship of God.
Oh,
Heavenly Father, I turn my attention to You. I am attentive to all You have
made and all You have done. And All that You are.
I worship You.
