In Spirit and Truth
The hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him. (John 4:23)
As Jesus explained to the Samaritan woman, worship is no longer tied to a specific place as it was at the time, but is now based on the relationship between the worshipper and God—a relationship which became possible through Jesus’ death and resurrection.
It is no longer necessary to go to the dwelling place of God, the temple, to worship. The time came when the connecting point between God and humanity became Jesus, through the salvation that His death and resurrection brought to us.
In saying that God seeks worshippers who worship Him in spirit and truth, Jesus was expressing that true worship is more than just words which come out of our mouths.
It is our spirit connecting to His Spirit as we commune with Him, and worshipping God for who He is, as He has revealed Himself in His Word.
Worshipping God is ascribing proper worth to God; it’s acknowledging, expressing, and honoring His worth. —P. Amsterdam [1]
What does it mean to worship God? It means learning to be with him, to stop and dialogue with him, feeling that his presence is the truest, the best, the most important of all. —Pope Francis
[1] P. Amsterdam Anchor A Hearth of Worship