On Praise: Halleluyah!

On Praise: Halleluyah! Halleluyah! ~ Sing Praise To Yah! At the beginning was the song, J'J' and praise is humanity's response to the never-ending beginning. The beginning of prayer is praise. The power of worship is song. First we sing/'J'then we understand. First we praise, then we believe. open our Praise and song J'J' eyes to the grandeur of reality that transcends the self. Song J'J'restores the soul; praise repairs spiritual deficiency . ._ ____ To praise is to make God present to our minds, to our hearts, to vivify the understanding that beyond all questions, protests, and pain at God's dreadful silenc is mercy and humility. Worship is more than paying homage. To worship is to join the cosmos in praising G.o.d The whole cosmos, every living being sings, the psalmists insist. Neither joy nor sorrow but song J'J' is the ground plan of being. It is the quintessence of life. To praise is to call forth the promise and presence of the divine. We live for the sake of a songJ'J'. We praise for the privilege of being. Worship is the climax of living. 6aseaon 'J{p'R,eligion is an Isfantf6y 'l(sz66iJl6rahamJoshua;J-{esclie[