“From the rising of the sun to its setting
the name of the LORD is to be praised.” (Psalm 113:3 NRSV)
Praising God has not come naturally to
me. Studying praise in the Scriptures
has challenged me to increase my praise life and to be more aware of the
Creator and His creation. I remember a
particular time in my life when I was deeply moved to write a psalm of praise
to God. I was on an airplane that had
been circling the Denver airport for at least half an hour. Tired and frustrated, I kept staring at the
thick cloud cover responsible for our delay.
As the plane turned, I was startled to see the most beautiful oranges,
yellows, and pinks brilliantly scrolled across the sky. Tears sprang to my eyes as for the first time
I witnessed a sunset over the mountains from thirty thousand feet up in the
sky. I was so deeply moved by this bold
reminder from God that I wrote the following response of praise:
Etched
into the sunset,
The
signature of God.
In
radiant script
He
signs
“I
am.”
-- Cynthia
Heald in “Intimacy with God”
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