Nielsen’s Nook

The Act of Worship

For that is what worship is: an act. It is not primarily an "experience," although we often hear people talking about having had "a beautiful worship experience." This is a fine sentiment, but partly misses the point. God commands us to worship him, and you cannot command an experience. Like love (which is also commanded), worship may be attended by exalted feelings; but the thing itself is the act of bringing laud and honor to the Most High.... Worship is the act in which we approach the highest mystery of all, namely, God.

Thomas Howard. The Liturgy Explained. (Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2006), 9-10.