adequately communicated through words alone. If the human brain is oriented toward spatial as well as verbal communication, then Christian worship must not neglect the symbolic, nonverbal, and ritualistic means of communication. Recovering Symbolism in Worship In Isaiah 6 and again in Revelation 4, the creatures of God are worshiping God. Both Isaiah and John were smitten with the holiness of God and heard the creatures who surrounded the throne cry, “Holy, holy, holy, /is the Lord God Almighty, /who was,
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