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Yesterday I offered my definition of prayer – talking to God – and some scriptural encouragement to practice different kinds of prayer. But I had to close the post before mentioning a very important form of prayer – ADORATION. God has blessed me with connection to three groups of intercessors. Orinthia, the leader of a Toronto-based group circulated a prayer yesterday that beautifully exemplified Adoration. She ascended beyond praise (which could be simply saying good things about God), beyond worship (which could simply be positioning ourselves as mortal subjects before a divine sovereign), to lavishly expressing ADORATION directly to our God, with all the intelligible language that she could muster. Language from the heart, enlightened by scriptural revelation of Who God is, inspired by personal experience of all that God has done for us, and sweetened by the personal blessings of intimate relationship with God. When some people overhear adoration, it may sound to them as if we are trying to “butter up” God in order to ask Him for something. But banish that thought. God cannot be bribed, and true intercessors know that. We should spend time adoring Him even when we have nothing but thanksgiving on our hearts, when we desire nothing but to enjoy His presence, and to experience His replies 🙂