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https://heartofashepherd.com/2015/11/30/psalm-331-12-a-primer-on-worship-and-praise/   “Sing unto him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.” – Psalm 33:3 There are three things that God reminds us of today that He would like for us to offer Him in worship. The first is newness. He wants a new song. Now an old song can be a new…

"To climb steep hills … requires slow pace at first." – Shakespeare The bard was right. Climbing is difficult and arduous, but it is the only way up. Whether we climb quickly or slowly, it is a process. As Jonathan rallied his armor bearer to climb the mountain and to take on the Philistines, so we have…

I am grateful today and thus I humbly pray. This latitude of gratitude capacity endued Shall follow on my way, post Thanksgiving Day. Throughout this time of sublime reminder, May the God of grace make me kinder, gentler, Giddy in the belly, curious, reflective, Welling with wonder and swelling with appreciation. And not just today,…

Faith, in itself, is a kind of leaning. Blessing others, we lean into them. Proclaiming the blessing as if already accomplished, is a leaning into the future with faith. Worshiping is leaning into God.

The secret of endurance as discovered by Moses … "he endured as seeing Him who is invisible." (Hebrews 11:27b, NKJV)  Seeing the invisible God. It really goes to the heart of faith for people of faith. We deal in that realm that an outsider might legitimately view as subjective … and yet we see. All…

Moral courage is a rare commodity!

  It is a good question: Where do the ideas come from. Before you answer …     … and before I answer …             … I acknowledge that there is no one nor easy answer. But some come from social media. Some come from conversation. Some come from interesting sounding combinations of words…

  Thank you. Thank you for the capacity to recognize that I did not get here alone. Nor will I stay here on my own. Nor do I wish to be alone. But, alone with you, I find refreshment in my soul. Thank you for the alone times that draw me out of myself toward…

Let us give thanks!Let us give and in giving, let us be thankful.Let us be thankful, and in our thanks, give.May we hold all that we hold with a loos grip andIn and open hand.May we walk through life, light loaded and love lifted.Giving and thanking and loving and laughing and living.