Praise the LORD!

Sing to the LORD a new song,

His praise in the

           assembly of the godly.

                 Psalm 149. 1

(Because very profoundly,

   praising God changes us.

The very act of praise,

rejoicing, worshiping,

recognizing not just His hand

           but His Presence

alters radically our trajectory,

how we respond to God,

                 to others,

    and to circumstances.

Praise changes our course.

Sing a new song

   right in the midst

   of what is unfolding before us,

the words of "Trust Me in this,"

       yet another stanza.)

O LORD,

Please give to us

   Your words of strength

to sing over the situations

   You have appointed today.

Help us to hum a new tune

     even in the familiar.

Show us how to encourage others

    by sharing our stories

    and songs of Your faithfulness.

And through our singing something new

       and unexpected

      in unlikely places,

point others, O LORD,

            to Yourself.