But about midnight,

Paul and Silas were praying 

and singing hymns to God,

and the prisoners were

     listening to them.

...and immediately 

all the doors were opened 

and every one's fetters

     were unfastened.

                Acts 16. 25-26

(Fervent praying and praise

to God cannot help

but change everything 

and everyone around you.

Worship in the midst,

     even in the ordinary,

is a catalyst for

     the monumental.

God releases you

even in the impossible 

     to bring Him glory

in words and actions and attitudes.

Even now. Even in this place.)