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Love Expressed

There is a feeling I get when I hold my daughter in my arms. It is as though I can physically feel my own affection for her. Something in my chest reaches out beyond my own skeletal frame and binds itself to her. It is a warm and satisfying feeling. I am overwhelmed with love for her. This unquenchable love is just a taste of what our good Father God feels for us. It was because of that love he sent Jesus to die for us. Similarly, when I come home from work, before I even enter the house, my son hears the garage door opening and runs through the house to the back door shouting “Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!” When I enter, he is there happy to be in my presence. I receive and return that affection. I believe that our Father God longs for our times of corporate worship to be filled with that kind of affection. We previously defined worship as "ascribing worth" to someone or something. Let's tweak that traditional definition just a little. One of the best definitions of worship I’ve