Good afternoon! heres the post from The Morning Offering: THE HEART Heavenly Worship must Enter into the Heart The beauty of Orthodox worship is meant to lift us up, and connect us to the Heavenly Worship that is eternally taking place before the Throne of God. The very description of Heavenly Worship as found in the Book of Revelation is clearly an image of the Divine Liturgy. The beatific vision granted to Saint John revealed the connection between the Eucharistic service we celebrate here on earth, and the Heavenly Banquet that awaits us in Eternity. The beauty of our Orthodox Divine Liturgy is but a mere foretaste of what awaits us. When we stand in worship, it is important that we take in the words, making them our own. Merely observing the services is not worship, for we must enter into Divine Worship with our hearts, giving attention to the Word of God that permeates the whole of the services. We must breath in the Word of God, letting the action of the Word take root in our hearts. The Word of God is a Living Word, imparting Gods grace. The Word, whether read formally from the readings of the Epistle and the Gospel, or prayed in the liturgical texts, is meant to transform us, and make us a holy people. The Word must enter into the heart, for it is then that regeneration takes place. Strive as well as you can to enter deeply with the heart into the church reading and singing and to imprint these on the tablets of the heart (Abbot Nazarius). With love in Christ, Abbot Tryphon
Posted on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 17:23:31 +0000
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