As creatures,
we worship.
As fallen creatures,
we drift
towards
worship of self.
This is God,
turned inside-out
for He is self-giving.
Resist the current.
Swim upstream.
Habits can serve
to orient:
compasses that point the way,
strengthening resistance,
pulling as surely
as instinct
drives salmon
to leap gallantly
over whitewater falls.
Adoration
is a selfless act
composed of
a collection of habits:
submission,
gathering,
sharing,
communing.
Worship is action -
purposeful as the arm
raised and lowered
to cup water
and pull it rearward
again
and again.
He is Goodness
and Beauty;
the Source of
all that is
and not a creature
like us.
His invitation
to worship
is a gift
and our salvation
from the distortion
of
selfishness
we so easily
drift into.
Worship pulls us,
magnet-like,
to the Center
of Life.
We must throne Him
there daily
lest we
find ourselves
pulled to false idols
and
whirlpools
of despair.
It struck me that even in my hurt, where I'm wrongfully treated, the drift toward selfishness is evident. I turn the hurt inward where I feel sorry for myself and lo, I am worshiping at the altar of self-pity. Worship of the Center of Life sets it all into proper perspective where I can see the Truth, and I am then freed to see the hurtful situation through the lens of the Spirit. He not only brings healing to my heart, but forgiveness that I can extend to the one who hurt me, and then comes understanding. . . Today's message really spoke to me.
ReplyDeleteOh Carol. These words shimmer with Spirit and touch me where I truly live. Thank you.
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