### activity:

Worship
* bodily thing.
* can include art, pictures, sculptures, visuals, all kinds of music, symbols.
* comes from the inner springs of the heart.
* coming to our senses in the presence of Holy Love.
* common word used for an uncommon practice.
* consists of a life of devotion.
* includes rites dealing with ghosts, exorcisms, faith healing, fortune telling and magic.
* involves all of life
  - confession of our sins
  - elaborate rituals and festivals
* involves the proper person giving adoration to the proper object in a proper way
  - senses as well as intellect
* is about adoring one who is holy and who consuming fire
  - letting go of our sin
  - people celebrating
  - the worshipper ascribing worth to what is worshipped
  - who is being worshipped
  - all that is involved in adoration
* is an activity of the church in which the seeker is invited to participate
  - which is both external as well as internal
  - affair both of the heart and the mind
* is an attitude of giving and generosity
  - essential, critical part of being spiritually alive
  - expression of our being
  - issue of the heart rather than the outward appearance
  - obligation, an activity and a response
  - occasion when the heart is liberated to love and the mind to think
  - capable of addressing a wide range of human experiences and emotions
* is central to all of life
  - the Christian faith
  - concentration of truth in the human spirit
  - corporate only in the sense that everyone is in one place doing something together
  - deference or honor shown to a person
  - different everywhere because of different cultures
  - essential to being a person of character
  - expressed through sacraments, prayer services and personal devotions
  - for the purpose of energizing our bodies by energizing our spirits
* is more a posture of the heart than of the body anyway
  - than singing or a certain style, form or instrumentation
  - on one the basic ways people learn what it means to be Christian
  - one of the most ancient traditions of the church
  - one's way of life
  - our whole being alive with love and gratitude
  - related to all of life
  - sometimes an instrument of racial separation and oppression
  - spirits being ignited by the divine fire
* is the acknowledgment of joining, sharing, mutuality
  - attitude that makes our discipline alive, it is the experiencial side
* is the celebration of all the community's people of all ages together
  - our religion
  - central experience of our life as a community of believers
  - climax of living
  - continual response of a thankful heart
  - engine, the heart, of the life of the church
  - expression of a love relationship
* is the fundamental difference between humans and animals
  - instinct of life
  - goal of the Exodus from Egypt
* is the highest activity of the human spirit
  - and noblest act any person can do
  - igniting fuel and the ultimate goal of world evangelization
  - key word in Scripture
  - most important thing that a human being can do
  - occupation of the whole being with something
  - overflow of a grateful heart, under a sense of divine favour
  - place where so many aspects of our faith come together publicly
  - purpose of music in the church
  - ritual reenactment of our theology
  - symbol of veneration and of honour
  - tendency of people to choose paradigmatic role models with which to govern life
  - tied to religion
  - valueless if it exists only on the level of the flesh, or of the soul
  - worthship, or honor paid to dignity or worth
* lifestyle, expressed with private consistency and corporate vibrancy.
* manner of living.
* means literally to prostrate one's self in token of reverence
  - of following religion
* means to acknowledge the worth or value of someone or something
  - adore, or to show respect and honor to the worthy one
* plays a central role in the life of the community.
* pooling of our human love in a chorus of wonder and praise.
* practice that shapes and forms Christian identity and knowledge.
* provides the cosmic energy necessary for gods' own miracles
  - time for reflection, which is an important part of life
* reflection of the unity and plurality of our community.
* renews the spirit as sleep renews the body.
* response to stress, the extremes of existence.
* spiritual activity that transcends our physical surroundings
  - exercise, requiring energy and effort
* time for singing, silence, and thoughtful reflection
  - of reflection
* word that is so used around the church that it has almost become rote.