Acknowledging value

It seems that everyone has something in their lives about which they get "excited".  There is something that stirs their passions, something that they enjoy and is central to their lives.  Unfortunately, in this depraved and twisted American culture, that excitement is something typically trite and base.
An even greater problem exists in the fact that most people don't recognize it or think about it.
Our culture, in general, gives an approving nod to excitement about sports, especially at this time of the Superbowl. 
It's really sad to say, but we never see this excitement when it comes to our faith.  If we really understood what was actually happening during the Divine Liturgy, we would be excited.  Like children on Christmas eve, we would have trouble sleeping the night before, we would be talking about and thinking about nothing else.  But sadly, we don't do this.
The incredible, astounding, remarkable and awesome event of the Divine Liturgy ought to make us catch our breath and stare in amazement.
Think of it, the people of God are invited into the immediate presence of God and allowed to intimately commune with Him.  We partake of the body and blood of Christ. 
The incredible nature of this communion cannot be overstated.  The Eucharist is a means of grace.  God is moving in our souls and making us more like Him.  Our souls are being strengthened and cleansed each time.
Now, compare our typical response to bring able to go to church (if we're not too tired, or don't have something else to do), with the response of some people to eating right and exercising.  I've personally seen on Facebook, "Going out for a five mile run, yahoo, and then back for a breakfast of kale and spinach smoothie and homemade bran muffins, yumm!)  Aside from wondering why anyone thinks that others care what you ate for breakfast, why don't we see that kind of passion for communion?
Cleansing and empowering our eternal soul should far outweigh anything we can do for our physical bodies. 
Examine ourselves.  Do we love the right things?