Worship connects us and allows us to turn to the ultimate answer when we are anxious and worried.

 

Human beings seem to be hard-wired for stress and anxiety, and in these modern times one has only to scroll social media, engage in conversations with others, or watch television to see anxiety in action.

The good news is that a lasting solution for anxiety is easily found ; worshipping our Lord. The give-and-take of prayer and worship is a natural conduit for peace in our minds and hearts, if we trust it and take action to make it possible.

When we worship, we connect with the true source of all hope, peace, and certainty ; which is exactly what we need during anxious times. God longs for us to bring our stress, worry, and anxiety straight to Him in worship; it is one very important way that we can show God our faith and trust in Him. You are never “bothering” Him, or over-doing your prayers and petitions.

How beautiful is the experience of worshipping God. Temple and worship draws us like a magnet because it is good and right that we take our sorrows and stresses to God, the creator of heaven and earth and Architect of our very existence. He made us, so He understands us.

Worship connects us and allows us to turn to the ultimate answer when we are anxious and worried. As human beings we live an “on demand” lifestyle that caters to our every want and need, it seems. That is why worship is so important--it acknowledges that we actually have very little control, and that God alone has supernatural power.

It also allows us to send and receive love to the Lord, which is the healthiest thing you will ever do in your life. Worship allows us to lay out our stress and anxiety in a sacred space, sharing it all with God. The Lord already knows all about our lives, but wants to hear from us directly about issues large and small!

Hari Om Tat Sat ~ Om Namah Shivaya!