Have you ever been to a church service in which the order and content of the service was prescribed from start to finish? These are called liturgical services. They consist of prayers and readings that have been prepared in advance.
If you are depressed, you are going to have to learn to be a liturgical worshipper.
If you wait until you feel motivated to worship, you might be waiting a long time. If you are remotely inclined to communicate with God, you might find that words fail and you have nothing to say. When you drag yourself to worship, the service had better be mapped out ahead of time.
- from "Depression: A Stubborn Darkness" by Edward T. Welch (MDiv, PhD)
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