The heart awakens when we participate in the pageant and ritual of religion. God’s perfect Truth, which is not a thing of the intellect or of our rational understanding, pierces the heart of the participant in music, in ancient, well-known verses, in the combined voices of souls, in prayer and in song. We become more aware, more sensitized to the grandeur of God’s creation because the effective church service transports us beyond our earthly human cares into the world of a shared spiritual experience. Our hearts awaken! The Word becomes flesh and dwells among us.
Nick Hilton - Reflections 