"Magi...bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh."
The Wise Men's rugged and real experience of wonder and worship defines and demonstrates why it's still wise and wonderful to worship God "in spirit and in truth" as Jesus said.
Some "real worship" truths: Journey, Jeopardy, Joy, Jesus!
> Sometimes we are called to worship when we are wounded.
> You will become like what you worship.
> Never lose the wonder.
> Worship means "to bow down"...humble yourself.
"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
Have you opened the gift of your life for Christ?