Serve the LORD with gladness.

                Psalm 100. 2

(What marks our lives

is not just what we do,

     but how we do it

        and why we do it.

What is my heart in this?

Are we serving the LORD

    or seeing it as a task?

An obligation with a bad attitude

    or opportunity to

              serve the Almighty?

To seize the possibility

        to bring His name here

        in tangible ways?)

O LORD,

We come to You this morning

    with hearts that yearn

    to serve You

             and bring You glory.

Help us to not just see

     a set of circumstances,

but all the ways we can

              love You

              and others in them.

Let our joy in You

   permeate all that we do.