Worship and Prayer

The main distinction between worship and prayer is that worship is done for its own sake, while prayer incorporates an element of self-interest. True worship involves no personal interest or self-request; rather, it is simply a celebration of God as we understand him. Worship makes no demands and has no expectations. Both worship and prayer are essential aspects of religious experience, but worship results in more profound communion and reflective enrichment of the mind. Words are irrelevant to both prayer and worship. Instead, it is the motivating thought and the spiritual content that validates the outreach. One of the problems of modern life is that people think they're too busy for spiritual meditation and religious devotion. Instead, there is concern with many things that are devoid of spiritual values, sanctions, and satisfactions, as well as faith, hope, and eternal assurances. The great challenge to modern society is to achieve better communication with the divine spirit that dwells within the human mind.