Worship in Spirit and Truth

God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth. John 4:24

I have heard this verse many times before, but often times when this scripture is quoted we forget the "God is spirit" part. I noticed it in a new way, it is telling us that we must worship in spirit and truth, because God is spirit. Almost like another language, or species. Just like we can't communicate with animals, because we aren't their species. We can't communicate with God unless we are speaking his language.

Spirit is such an abstract thing sometimes, so I wanted to see how it is defined. Answers.com's first definition of spirit is: The vital principle or animating force within living beings, also our soul. Spirit is our animating force, what gives us life, and allows us to move. Without it we are simply like any stationary object. From that I would say that verse would mean that we are supposed to worship God with our whole life, with everything that is in us.

I pray that the Holy Spirit would guide you in your times of worship, that you would learn to worship will all that is in you. - in spirit and in truth. That you may realize the wonder of God's glory and that His glory demands praise and worship.