And when they began

to sing and praise...

     2 Chronicles 20. 22

(Our first line of defense

is to worship God.

Singing and praising

does not just

   put worship into words,

but into our hearts.

When we respond

to favor or calamity

with songs and

     words of praise

     to the Almighty,

something radically different

begins to happen.

We are not distracted

     from seeking Him.

Praise is not just

       what we do,

but what it does to us.

We put God in His rightful place.

And fear cannot take root.)

O LORD,

We praise You

in the morning

to set the tone for the day.

May words of worship

and praise to You

    get stuck in our heads

to infiltrate

      every detail of our day.