THE HEART OF THE ART OF WORSHIP

Art communicates feelings, ideas, moods and experiences--yours, or those of someone else. It can be original or a fabulous fake, painstakingly created or carelessly thrown together-- and someone will still like it. It is subjective. Everyone will not appreciate the same thing, which requires and often demands that there be different styles. Art often aims to please the creator of it first, and those who will experience it second. Art always has an audience, even if there's only one member.The creator of a commissioned piece doesn't have to like it, but the recipient MUST, or the artist doesn't get paid. The heart doesn't have to be in a sincere place for an artist to create what the world will consider a masterpiece. It just takes skill.
Because we are wired to worship SOMETHING, when we do, whether it's a football team, a vehicle, or another human being, it is authentic, enthusiastic, undeniable and sincere--from the heart. People can be passionate about a lot of things and it is obvious. There is a formula, however, for worshiping God. Your worship of God will not always please people, may greatly offend some and inspire hatred in others. Worship tends to upset programs and agendas because it redirects the attention so often placed on people and focuses it on God. At the heart of worship is faith and God's pleasure. If worship is not done in spirit or truth, no matter how aesthetically pleasing it may be to people, it has failed to communicate love and devotion to God. Because God created us all, even when we engage in artistic, religious endeavors, He STILL gets the glory. That's the irony of it all.