Psalm 100
This is entitled A Psalm for giving grateful praise.
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness;
Come before him with joyful songs.
I was chatting with a friend last night and we talked for a bit about a pilgrimage I did a few years ago.
The last sentence here put me in mind of this - a pilgrimage is a physical journey with a spiritual destination - the pilgrim is journeying to meet with God.
When the end of the journey comes in sight the songs take on another level of joy. Some of the Psalms pick up this theme.
Know that the LORD is God - it is he who made us and we are his and not we ourselves;
we are his people the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise -
I sometimes understand why quiet in church is nice - but there is also a place for joyful singing and praise. I'd love to see a flash mob choir and band in a cathedral I think that would give a glimpse!
The Bible is pretty certain that God is good, loving and faithful. Critics say that this is propaganda from a repressive authoritarian church that cannot allow any message but theirs.
We hear about how the church repressed science, promoted slavery and ignorance, destroyed pagan faiths and wiped out indigenous beliefs - though a fairly cursory look at the evidence will show that this is blatantly not substantiated in fact most of the time
Because the LORD is good and his love endures forever, high faithfulness continues through all generations - so why not give thanks and praise his name.
This is entitled A Psalm for giving grateful praise.
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness;
Come before him with joyful songs.
I was chatting with a friend last night and we talked for a bit about a pilgrimage I did a few years ago.
The last sentence here put me in mind of this - a pilgrimage is a physical journey with a spiritual destination - the pilgrim is journeying to meet with God.
When the end of the journey comes in sight the songs take on another level of joy. Some of the Psalms pick up this theme.
Know that the LORD is God - it is he who made us and we are his and not we ourselves;
we are his people the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise -
I sometimes understand why quiet in church is nice - but there is also a place for joyful singing and praise. I'd love to see a flash mob choir and band in a cathedral I think that would give a glimpse!
The Bible is pretty certain that God is good, loving and faithful. Critics say that this is propaganda from a repressive authoritarian church that cannot allow any message but theirs.
We hear about how the church repressed science, promoted slavery and ignorance, destroyed pagan faiths and wiped out indigenous beliefs - though a fairly cursory look at the evidence will show that this is blatantly not substantiated in fact most of the time
Because the LORD is good and his love endures forever, high faithfulness continues through all generations - so why not give thanks and praise his name.
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