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In the 70’s, the rotor ride at Worlds of Fun was the Finnish Fling, and your parents could stand at the top and watch you. Good times!
“Rotor is essentially a barrel-shaped centrifuge which produces a sensation a bit less than 3g (three times the pull of Earth’s gravity). Certainly not as intense as astronaut training, but serious enough to cause weaker stomachs to lose their lunches. The big surprise for first time riders is that when the spinning reaches maximum effect, the floor slowly drops out, leaving guests pinned in place to the walls.”
Ever think about why worship is such a battleground today?
Before his fall, Satan wasn’t just any angel, he was closely tied to the worship of heaven. Music, praise, and glorifying God were his domain (Ezekiel 28:13–17 hints at this with descriptions of instruments and beauty). He knows exactly what real worship looks like, and more importantly, he hates it, because it’s not about him.
So it makes total sense that one of his greatest strategies would be to twist, dilute, or remake worship into something less than what God intended.
Because worship isn’t just an emotional expression, it’s sacred.
And here’s what we often forget: God never told us to figure out worship on our own terms. He’s always been intentional. From the very beginning, He gave very specific instructions about how He desired to be worshipped.
Just look at Exodus 25–31. God didn’t leave Moses guessing, He gave exact dimensions for the tabernacle, directions for the altar, formulas for incense, rules for priestly garments, even guidelines for lighting lamps and placing bread. Why? Because worship was holy, and it had to reflect His holiness.
Exodus 25:9 makes it clear: "According to all that I show you... so shall you make it." Hebrews 8:5 echoes this, saying it was all a shadow of the heavenly reality.
And the Orthodox Church hasn’t thrown that away.
We still burn incense, not because it smells nice, but because it’s the offering God commanded (Exodus 30:7–8) and because Revelation shows it rising before His throne as "the prayers of the saints" (Revelation 5:8, 8:3–4).
We still light candles, not just for ambiance, but as a continuation of the command in Exodus 27:20–21. Christ is the Light of the world, and our offering of light in church reflects that truth.
We still wear vestments. Not for show, but because Exodus 28:2 tells us that those who serve at the altar are to wear garments "for glory and for beauty." It’s about honoring God, not drawing attention to man.
We still veil the altar space, not to keep God hidden, but to preserve reverence, just as the veil in the tabernacle separated the Holy of Holies (Exodus 26:33). Even the icon screen (iconostasis) follows this ancient pattern.
And yes, in many Orthodox churches, women also veil, not out of oppression, but as a sign of reverence in a holy place. When you understand the connection to the sacred, it becomes something beautiful and profound.
Bread and wine are still offered, not as symbols, but as the true Body and Blood of Christ, prefigured in the showbread of Exodus 25:30 and fulfilled in the New Covenant (Luke 22:19–20, 1 Corinthians 10:16–17).
Our worship is shaped by Scripture, not by trends. Chant and hymnography aren’t performances, they’re prayers set to melody, echoing what’s always been done by the people of God.
And here’s the crucial thing: God never told us to stop this. There’s no verse where He says, "modernize it," or "make it culturally relevant," or "add your own twist." Malachi 1 makes it clear, God despises half-hearted worship. He even says He’d rather the temple doors be shut than to receive offerings given carelessly.
So when people walk into an Eastern Orthodox church and say it feels different… they’re right.
It’s supposed to.
Because worship isn’t about us, it’s about God. And real worship doesn’t entertain, it sanctifies.
Jesus said the Father seeks those who worship "in spirit and in truth" (John 4:23–24). That means sincerity and alignment with what God actually revealed.
Orthodox worship isn’t a relic of the past, it’s the result of not forgetting what God asked for.
And maybe if it feels foreign to us today, it’s because we’ve drifted from the pattern. It's not because Orthodoxy has changed, but because we have..
Let's not honor man, let's honor God.
Glory to God.
Christ is Risen! ☦️