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Someone recently started a forum (which I am now unable to find again) asking "what is worship?" All the responses I read pertained to "worship" being some aspect of music or a Sunday morning service.

I would like to humbly respond, if I may.

Worship is not a service. Worship is not a song. Worship is not a day of the week or a specific genre. Worship is a lifestyle of adoration. Services, songs, days of the week, etc. are all resources which can be utilized toward the ultimate goal of worship, but no one two or even three of these is actually worship.

Worship is an attitude in as much as it is a lifestyle. Perhaps it is more of an attitude than anything else. Consider the daily reading/reciting of the Amidah in the Jewish heritage. The daily reading/recitation is a lifestyle. If, however, one does the reading/recitation without MEANING it, one is encouraged to start over; that is where the attitude comes in to play.

Perhaps the definition of worship contemplated herein is a fundamental assumption. It was, however, not mentioned in any of the responses I read pertaining to the initial question so I thought I'd throw in my two cents.
posted at 10/23/09 1:22 PM by NORTHERNKINGDOM