I think a lot of this comes from a consumer mentality that has infected us. We market our churches with "new" and "fresh" ideas and we attend churches where we "get" something out of the service.

In my own faith our worship format is virtually unchanged for centuries, and we don't feel the pressing need to update or modernized our liturgy. It is a comfort to me that at least while i'm at church I am sheltered from the madness of the marketplace.

I think our posture ought to be of our service, devotion, and worship to God and not an expectation of "getting." We then ought to trust that God will not fail to bless us and we shouldn't try to wrench that blessing from his hand.

"Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up."

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