Moment by Moment

 

...to praise and  give thanks

      ...watch by watch.

         Nehemiah 12. 24

(Praise and thankfulness

          to God

is not a once-and-done.

Or designated specifically for

     special occasions, or

times of recognizable goodness.

But watch by watch,

day by day,

moment by moment

    intricately linked.

Praise and worship

   do not change God,

   but alter our hearts

           toward Him.

It is a continual time

  of giving reverence,

celebrating His Presence,

opening the shutters

   and letting God's light shine,

and worshiping verbally

   and visibly,

         one after another.

Our praise and thanks

   are that significant.

If we only realized that,

we would never lack a moment

      of gratefulness to Him.

It changes us.

It changes the world

   in monumental ways.)

O LORD,

We are not just grateful,

   but we are grateful to You.

Fill our hearts with the need

   to let praise and thanks

   overflow into our worship

and ordinary conversations.

Enlarge our vocabulary

   in honoring You.