Furthermore…

Woman ‘priest’ to guy making his ‘confession’ to her:

“How DARE you tell me that!!”

I once learned a handy acronym that helps to call to mind the several forms of prayer - ACTS - standing for Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving and Supplication. We learn many things, but this has proved to be a particularly outstanding mnemonic, repaying me over and over again for the small effort needed to make it my own.

Rumination last evening led me to come up with a new mnemonic which pleases me with its cuteness because it stands on its own - AWE -  as a worthy suggestion of how to relate to Almighty God, but also breaks down into three offerings that we owe, and can give to,  Holy God - Adoration, Worship, and … EVERYTHING!

A lingering quibble: what, if anything, distinguishes ‘adoration’ from ‘worship’.  Where are the angels when you need them…