Based on Psalm 146
Praise the Lord
Even in the middle of war
Praise the Lord
When you are knocked off your feet by illness or grief
Praise the Lord.
The ancient Psalmist
Teaches us to Praise The Lord
That praise should be a discipline
When happiness is not all around
Praise is believing in spite of the evidence
Praise is resistance to evil
Praise is realigning us to the bigger, wider, alternative truth.
Praise reminds us that God is
Creator
Sustainer
Redeemer
That God will bring
Justice
Salvation
Shalom.
Praise is when we put God in God’s place as Creator
And find our place in God’s creation
Praise puts us back in sync
In sync are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
In sync are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
In sync are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
In sync are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
In sync are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
In sync are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
In sync are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
In sync are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
In sync with God’s place as Creator
And our place ion God’s creation.
In an episode of Tales Of The Unexpected
Someone said
“You know who you are with a gun in your hand.
You are a somebody.”
At the Communion table
I say
“You know who you are with a piece of bread in your hand.
You are a somebody.”
In a world of war or illness or grief
That might be a tale unexpected
But when we praise God
We believe
We resist
We put God in God’s place as Creator
And find our place in God’s creation
When God is Lord
Everything is different.
Comments