I feel cut off if I have to spend too much time indoors, just listening to speakers or singing songs. Nothing makes me feel closer to God than being outside.
I'd have a difficult time worshiping in a church building that is plain and lacks a sense of awe or majesty. Beauty is very important to me, and I have a difficult time worshiping through second-rate Christian art or music.
I feel closest to God when I'm participating in a familiar form of worship that has memories dating back to my childhood. Rituals and traditions move me more than anything else.
Participating in a formal liturgy or prayer-book service, developing symbols that I could place in my car, home, or office, and developing a Christian calendar for our family to follow are activities that I would enjoy.
Taking an overnight retreat by myself at a monastery where I could spend large amounts of time alone in a small room, praying to God and studying His Word are activites I would enjoy.
I feel closest to God when I'm cooperating with Him in standing up for His justice: writing letters to government officials and newspaper editors, picketing at an abortion clinic, or urging people to vote.
I grow weary of Christians who spend their time singing songs while a sick neighbor goes without a hot meal or a family in need doesn't get help fixing their car.
I sense God's power when I am counseling a friend who has lost a job, preparing meals for a family in need, or spending a week at an orphanage in Mexico.
God is an exciting God, and we should be excited about worshiping Him. I don't understand how some Christians can say they love God and act like they're going to a funeral whenever they walk into church.
I feel closest to God when my emotions are awakened, when God quietly touches my heart, tells me that He loves me, and makes me feel like I'm His closest friend.
I feel close to God when I participate in several hours of uninterrupted study time - reading God's Word or good Christian books and then perhaps having an opportunity to teach or lead a discussion in a small group.