And all the people 

shouted with a great shout

when they praised the LORD 

...and the sound

      was heard far away.

               Ezra 3. 11, 13

(Worship resounds

             over and over

in how we live,

pray,

respond to others

        and their needs,

what we do,

why we do it,

and how we do 

   whatever God has 

   placed before us.

The Hebrew word avodah 

means simultaneously 

work, 

worship, 

and service to God.

Worshipping the LORD 

does not just seep 

          into the culture 

     and community around us.

It overflows like a mighty river,

  and reverberates 

             like a mighty shout,

    changing the course

                  of our days

by changing our hearts.)

O LORD,

May we worship You

in all we do today,

how we work,

what we do,

and by who we are in You.

May You be glorified 

    far beyond our efforts,

    comprehension,

    and service 

to point others to you,

      even those 

          we do not yet know, 

even those yet unborn,

even those we would 

           never ever expect.