The Song That Will Never End

 

And the joy of Jerusalem

was heard far away.

            Nehemiah 12. 43

(Worshiping God

does not just change us,

but infiltrates the culture

      all around us,

not just audibly

but visibly in what we do,

how we respond,

what we say,

what we hum,

and even how we look.

The time we spend

  with the Almighty

is reflected in our countenance

   and resounds in

   the patterns and practices 

                          of our lives.

And that kind of joy

  is not just about our attitude,

  but realizing His abiding.

It is the song that never ends.)

O LORD,

Please fill us with the joy

  of worshiping You.

Let that joy overflow

into all that we do.

And may we come back

       for free refills.

May the sound of worship

  be heard far away

  and never end.