Years ago in Mexico, I was attracted by the sight of an old, old church. I walked in with my hat removed and found that the church had no floor except the ground itself.<\/p>\n
I paused to look around at the statues and the carvings and then noticed that an elderly Mexican lady had come into the building. She was carrying a small shopping bag.<\/p>\n
She paid no attention to me but walked straight down to the altar area. I had the feeling she was so familiar with that aisle she could have walked it with her eyes closed.<\/p>\n
She walked directly to kneel in front of a statue of the virgin Mary. She looked up into the facial features of that inanimate statue with deep devotion, deep yearning, deep desire. I thought, \u201cThat is the kind of spiritual longing and desire that I would like to see turned to the Lord Himself!\u201d<\/p>\n
There was no doubt in my mind that she was having an experience of worship. I believe it was very real to her. She was not pretending. She wanted to worship, but her worship was being poured out on a lifeless statue which was only the work of some person\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n
Matthew 7:22\u201323; John 4:23\u201324; Romans 10:1\u20133<\/p>\n
Whatever Happened to Worship?,<\/i> 40.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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