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Jesus speaks to a Samaritan woman, and through her, he speaks to us. He describes the kind of worship that is pleasing to God, worship ‘in spirit and in truth’. To worship God in spirit and truth implies that our devotion and prayer is not simply to be matter of mechanical formal observances. Indeed, such formal observances are, in the sight of God, of infinitely less consequence than disposition of heart. This is not to say that formal religious observances are futile or devoid of value—indeed, they are es-

sential to Christians, since they are an expression of our union with Christ’s mystical body, the Church. Nevertheless, the glory of God, can also become a true and genuine act of worship-a living sacrifice of praise, a passionate song of love, and even a heart-felt pleas for forgiveness. ~God’s Word Daily