emote!

In public worship, let these words of Jesus in Luke 7 never be true of us:

Jesus went on to say, "To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other: 

       " 'We played the pipe for you, 

       and you did not dance; 

       we sang a dirge, 

       and you did not cry.'

As we worship, we are like actors in God's grand play.  We must play our part authentically, throwing everything we have into our roles.

I'm not saying to manufacture something.

But let's face it:

No one is ever moved by a stone-faced, monotone performance.

For God's sake: emote!