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Rock Concerts in the Rain, Middle-Aged Football Fans, and True Worship

It bugs me that a 50-year-old man who wears a “costume” to a football game where he’s going to scream, yell and dance in an undignified manner gets a pass when it comes to expressing passion toward God because he’s a 50-year-old man.

Can someone explain that to me?  

How come people can scream and fist pump because of a touchdown but when it comes to God, we conveniently fit them in a box that makes it OK to fold their arms and stare at the projector screen? 

Why do we assume the friend we invited to church is freaked out by people raising their hands when he did the same exact thing at the game yesterday? 

I mean, besides the church, where else is it normal to not show any kind of expressive emotion for something or someone you REALLY love?  

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying everyone has to be crazy flag lady.

What I am saying, though is, if you love something or someone, like if you really love that something or someone, you will do crazy weird things like singing in the rain in a crowd full of strangers. 

In other words, true love will always make you RESPOND in worship. 

I don’t care who you are, where you’re from, how much you make or what box you fit yourself in, LOVE will drive you to responsive worship and if it doesn’t then I think it’s fair to poke the box a little and ask why. 

So what did you think of the video? What kind of thoughts/emotions did you feel watching it? 

Also, am I making any sense or just rambling? (’cause it’s 1 am in the morning after all. Ha ha)