Worship at the Table

Most of us have a general understanding that worship is about so much more than just what we do during a worship service. Worship extends into what we do every minute of every day. In my sermon yesterday about "Extreme Makeover: Your Health" this idea about worship came into a sharp focus for me. Paul says this in I Corninthians 6:19-20, "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body. (NRSV)" In part, what Paul is saying here is that what we put into our bodies, and what we do with our bodies is an opportunity to worship. I'm sure many of us pray before our meals, but who knew that every time we sit down at the table we are sitting down with an opportunity to worship by what we choose to put into our bodies. Every time we make a decision to go the gym, or take a brisk walk instead of sitting in front of the TV -- this could be considered an act of worship...glorifying God in our bodies. I have always wanted to live a healthier lifestyle...eating less, exercising more, but I had always thought it was something that only I wanted. It just could be that doing these things, taking care of the temple God has issued to us (but belongs to him) --- is not just about looking and feeling good -- it's good worship too.