worship

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worship (Paper 85) (5:3sec) (27:7sec). See also adjutant mind-spirits: #6–worship; churches; meditation; prayer; spiritual communion; temples
Adam refused to accept (74:4.4-5)
adoration of abstract beautiful, exaltation of nature is not w. (5:5.4)
alternate with service (143:7.3)
cannot estimate quality of (196:3.18)
consciousness of universe fellowship through (5:5.2)
conveyed to Father by Adjusters, personality circuit (5:3.2) (5:6.11)
defense of outgrown systems of (195:10.8)
defined as
acknowledging personal relationship with Creators (16:6.8) (27:7.1)
choosing to abide by Father’s will (1:1.2)
communication with God to which mind assents, Adjuster conducts (5:3.7-8) (146:2.17) (146:3.6)
divinely creative; self-forgetting (143:7.5,7)
highest insight of cosmic mind (16:6.8)
highest privilege and first duty (2:5.6-7) (27:7.1)
interchange of mind of self for will of God (160:3.1)
making inner self intent upon God (131:4.5)
mobilization of all powers of personality under dominance of soul; directed by Adjuster (5:3.7)
more essential than prayer; deepens reflective powers (102:4.5) (196:3.22)
part identifying with Whole (143:7.8)
practice of presence of God (103:4.1)
reciprocal contact with divinity (52:1.7)
sincere pursuit of divine values, wholehearted love of God (16:6.8) (16:8.14)
son’s affectionate reciprocation of Father’s love (149:6.2,4)
spontaneous reaction to Father’s personality (5:3.3)
tuning in to universe broadcasts (144:4.8)
worship of Him who made us and keeps us living (74:4.5)
Father never fails to accept sincere (142:3.3,8)
given in recognition of loving ministry of God (92:4.8)
good to give thanks to the Lord (146:2.15)
Jesus respectful of others’ faulty (100:7.16)
of Father is also worship of Eternal Son, Infinite Spirit (6:2.3)
on Paradise
admission to finaliter corps after full attainment (27:7.8-9)
always exceeds preparation for (27:7.6)
conductors of worship (27:7sec)
highest joy of existence (27:7.2,5)
periodically dispersed by chiefs of assignment (27:7.3,6)
produces joy and satisfaction in Paradise Deities (27:7.6)
threefold fluctuation of light from Deity abode (27:7.7)
practice of worship
brings relaxation, illumination, courage, self-understanding (160:1.12)
difficult and time-consuming at first (160:3.2)
first, because God is (16:9.14) (149:6.5)
for its own sake; worship asks and expects nothing (5:3.3-4) (91:4.3)
group worship (99:6.2)
atmosphere of communion is beginning of (103:4.1)
group prayer prevents danger associated with overmuch private prayer (91:7.13)
healthful spiritual meditation found in prayer of thanksgiving (100:5.10)
makes one like the being worshiped (146:2.17)
must be voluntary (1:1.2)
neglect not daily worship (163:4.10)
shuns evil and forbids sin (131:1.8)
worship in spirit and in truth (143:5.6) (193:1.2)
worship of nature improper (4:2.6-8)
worship should be directed to Father only (5:3.1,5-6) (38:2.5) (56:4.5) (74:4.5) (131:1.3)
worshipful contemplation of God the Supreme (43:6.3)
primitives worshiped
animals (63:6.3-4) (64:4.12) (85:3sec)
everything imaginable (85:0.4)
fire; lightning (69:6.4-6)
heavenly bodies (85:5sec)
man (85:6sec)
plants and trees (85:2sec)
political rulers in Roman Empire (98:3.7-8)
stones and hills (85:1sec)
sun. See sun (Urantia’s): sun worship
the 4 elements (85:4sec)
what they feared (85:7.2)
quality of w. determined by depth of perception (5:4.8) (27:7.1)
Those without Name and Number have superior ability in (22:4.1)
urge to w. not dependent on revelation (86:0.1)
value distortion in worship of wealth-power (70:2.13)
value of beauty in leading to w. (167:6.5-6)
wisdom is lost in enlightened and reflective w. (112:2.11-13)

Cross-references

See sun (Urantia’s): sun worship
See also adjutant mind-spirits: #6–worship
See also churches
See also meditation
See also prayer
See also spiritual communion
See also temples

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