Sabbath, in the first instance, is not about worship. It is about work stoppage. It is about withdrawal from the anxiety system of Pharaoh, the refusal to let one’s life be defined by production and consumption and the endless pursuit of private well-being.
Walter BrueggemannMots clés peace consumerism sabbath worship stress productivity anxiety rest
This was our rhythm, our worship: give and take, gift and receive, honor and entrust. Making love to this man wasn’t just an expression of my feelings for him or a carnal, physical need—it was an offering.
Rachael WadeMots clés love sex worship sacrifice intimacy
[Jesus is] saying that we could be aware of, filled with, and saved by the presence of holy beauty, rather than worship golden calves.
Anne LamottMots clés beauty jesus worship golden-calves holy-beauty
Long looking with admiration produces change. From your heroes you pick up mannerisms and phrases and tones of voice and facial expressions and habits and demeanors and convictions and beliefs. The more admirable the hero is and the more intense your admiration is, the more profound will be your transformation. In the case of Jesus, he is infinitely admirable, and our admiration rises to the most absolute worship. Therefore, when we behold him as we should, the change is profound.
John PiperMots clés god joy worship glory sanctification
...childlike wonder and awe have died. The scenery and poetry and music of the majesty of God have dried up like a forgotten peach at the back of the refrigerator.
John PiperMots clés simile joy similes worship awesome
When something becomes so important to you that it drives your behavior and commands your emotions, you are worshipping it.
J.D. GreearMots clés worship idolatry gospel idols
I always have the feeling we are merely fearfully trying to save room for God; I would rather speak of God at the center than at the limits, in strength rather than weakness, and thus in human life and goodness rather than in death and guilt.
Dietrich BonhoefferMots clés worship discipleship
I needed to decide if I would still worship God if he allowed Matt to lose his eye.
K. Howard JoslinMots clés faith worship trials eye-sight
Jesus lived a life of deep meditation. If thoughts and words were physical objects, meditation would be the act of holding, examining, taking apart, tasting, smelling, listening to, and savoring in order to study and become one.
amy litzelmanMots clés worship meditation
Worship is not about the posture of your body; worship is about the posture of your heart.
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