I.Last week we spent time with the silent Zechariah. This week we turn to Elizabeth, listen to her and her neighbors and relatives and hear from an unsilenced Zechariah. As we spent time with this passage, let’s make sure we … Continue reading
IX. Our Scriptural focus this week closes with – “Hallelujah!For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory,for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready;to her it has … Continue reading
V.Let’s return to this song of praise and as you spend time with it today notice how it might draw you in. VI.Revelation 19:1-8 (NRSV) After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude … Continue reading
I.As you approach these words of praise, approach with an open heart willing to accept and acknowledge the praise that is voiced, and as best you can notice what their sources of such words are. II.Revelation 19:1-8 (NRSV) After this … Continue reading
VII.We’ve spent time this week noticing what this passage has to say about praise, worship and salvation. As we spend time with it today, pay attention to the closing words of the passage and see how they complement what is … Continue reading
I.We continue to reflect on “praise” and for this week and the following two weeks we will spend time with three passages from the Book of Revelation. Sometimes just a mention of the Book of Revelation will have folks turning … Continue reading
IV.In Thomas Merton’s Bread in the Wilderness, I came across this – “ … the Psalms are the nourishment of [the] interior life and of … personal prayer, so that at last [we] come to live them and experience them … Continue reading
I.This week we turn to the last two Psalms in the Book of Psalms, as we also end our time with the book of Psalms for now. Spend some time with these Psalms and notice what holds your attention. II.Psalm … Continue reading
VII.As we begin our time with this Psalm today, rest in these words from the Psalmist – Happy are those whose strength is in you,in whose heart are the highways to Zion.As they go through the valley of Bacathey make … Continue reading
IV.This Psalm sure seems to speak a lot about the “place” it references – the physical location of singing, praying, and praising. Does it seem that way to you? As you spend time with the Psalm today, pay attention to … Continue reading