Let them praise

    the name of the LORD,

for His name alone is exalted.

His majesty

    is above earth and heaven.

                  Psalm 148. 13

(Did it even occur to me

to praise the LORD

           in this?

To claim His name over this,

to know that He reigns

       and not circumstances?

In praising the LORD

 -- putting my awe and reverence

and worship into words

and actions and attitudes --

everything I face today

    does not just look different.

                     It is different.

I know Him in

        yet another dimension.

Praising the LORD

changes us in tangible ways.

Bringing Him glory

        changes the world.)