Worship Is . . .

Worship is the gift of the gracious God through the incarnate and suffering Christ for his congregation which receives the gift by faith and so enters into fellowship with God.  Thus worship is a participation in the work of Christ.  — (Luther On Worship, Vilmos Vajta, pg 63)

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