And the four living creatures said, "Amen!" and the elders fell down and worshiped.
Revelation 5:14, RSV
"Amen means "yes." It is the worshiping affirmation to the God who affirms us. God says "yes" to us. We respond to his yes by saying, "Yes, amen." Worship is affirming.
The end result of the act of worship is that our lives are turned around. We come to God with a history of nay-saying, of rejecting and being rejected. At the throne of God we are immersed in God's "yes," a "yes" that silences all our "no's" and calls forth an answering yes in us."
Reversed Thunder
"Worship is Affirming", God's Message for Each Day by Eugene Peterson.
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