But thank God! He has given Titus the same enthusiasm for you that I have. 17 Titus welcomed our request that he visit you again. In fact, he himself was very eager to go and see you. 18 We are also sending another brother with Titus. All the churches praise him as a preacher of the Good News. 19 He was appointed by the churches to accompany us as we take the offering to Jerusalem—a service that glorifies the Lord and shows our eagerness to help. NLT

It has been said that worship is really worth-ship. It is seeking to give God what He is worth, both by lip and by life; by word and by deed. Not that we can ever fully do this, of course. But it isn’t just about hymns and songs and prayers etc; it is, rather, about the whole of life given over to God. It is not merely about services in church, but a church in service.

Our passage for today shows that Christian giving is an act of worship: ”a service that glorifies the Lord”.

I remember reading that one of the Hebrew words for worship means ‘to move the body.’ I was just thinking this morning that the movement of the hand to the pocket and out again is part of our worship. At least it is if it is holding out a gift!