Joy
Psalm 132 – Shout for Joy
Thursday, June 14th, 2007Excerpt
Let your faithful shout for joy.
Psalm 132:9
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Prayer
Every now and then, Lord, the wonder of who You are and what You have done breaks through my haze of nonchalance. Sometimes it happens when I’m on summer vacation, and I see the massive expanse of the night sky. Sometimes it […]
Psalm 126 – Tears Into Joy
Thursday, June 7th, 2007Excerpt
May those who sow in tears
reap with shouts of joy.
Psalm 126:5
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Prayer
O Lord, there are many who, this very day, are sowing in tears. I think of parents who have lost their children, and children who have lost their parents. I think of victims of violence and injustice all […]
Psalm 100 – Make a Joyful Noise
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007Excerpt
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
Psalm 100:1
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Prayer
There are times, Lord, when our worship is quiet, reverential, even silent. Before Your awesome holiness, our words and songs sometime seem like distracting racket.
Yet there are other times when we can’t hold back, when we cannot keep […]