Thoughts about Worship (and other ponderances) - From a Mortal

Have you ever been reading the Bible and come across a part that makes no sense? Like when it lists all those names, places, etc..... Well the following passage from the Bible had one of those, for me.... Jeremiah 2:18 18.Now why go to Egypt to drink water from the Shihor ? And why go to Assyria to drink water from the River ? When I first read this, I had no idea what the Shihor was, and had very little interest. The Shihor is a heavily debated topic, but it is either a stream that serves as the border of Egypt and Jerusalem, or it is the Nile itself, which served as the border for Egypy and Jerusalem. Now, knowing that, let's look at this scripture again.... 18. Now why go to Egypt to drink water from the Shihor ? And why go to Assyria to drink water from the River ? (The red letters in know way indicate Jesus said this...) The issue that God had with the Isrealites at this time was that they had little-to-no concern about their relationship with Him; they were complacent. Their...

I watched the movie August Rush the other day, and am greatly impacted by it's lesson. We live our lives everyday, seeking for something, but rarely do we stop long enough to realize that this "something" is all around us. In the movie, August's genious started with merely paying attention to the beauty (music) that he found everywhere around him. Others only became aware of that genious when he translated that beauty through music. In my interpretation of the movie, I believe God to be that music that surrounded August and eventually led him to his parents. What would happen if we started listening/watching/feeling for the music every minute of every day. Could this be what the scriptures meant by "pray without ceasing"? There is so much beauty to emerse ourselves in and if we could first learn to recognize and enjoy it, and then to translate that to the world around us, we would see that world change for the better.