Passionate Worship

What would you call "Passionate" Worship?

If you look up the word "passion" in the dictionary, you get descriptions such as
"powerful emotions," "strong feelings," "extravagant," "fondness," "enthusiasm," "being affected by," "compelling..."

When was the last time you felt those things about God?

Have you ever been to a worship service where you felt so much powerful emotion that God became real to you? Have you ever been in a place where overwhelming, extravagant praise for God arose inside of you and you just had to let it out?

If so, where? When? If not, why not?


I worship passionately in nature.

One early morning on a camping trip, I awoke to the sounds of the forest.
While my husband slept through the chirping birds and flowing river, I put on my shoes and emerged from the tent into the chilly breeze to take a morning walk. As I walked into the foggy morning between the trees, I just took that time to pray, and listen. As I listened to the unfamiliar sounds and watched the dancing rays of sunlight that peered through the treetops permeating the fog, I felt powerful emotions tying me to the earth, to God's beautiful creations, that I was a part of something bigger and more wonderful than I could ever imagine. For one in my anxious life, I was at peace with the world and truly grateful to be alive.

I praised the Lord with my entire being that day.
Just standing there in the trees and living.
My passion for God that day was radiating through me, and as the fog dissipated and the glorious sunlight began immersing the world in its golden hue, I felt like I was basked in God's love the same way I was basked in light.



How do you worship God?
Do you worship God only on Sundays in a church?
Do you always worship God in the same way?

Tell me your story.
When worship is passionate for you?