Matthew 18:20
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
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When we are stationed in Mexico, we would gather, once a week, together for a Bible Study in Tijuana. We would learn about the love of God, share about our experiences, pray for His mercy and forgiveness and share with the bounty of the harvest.
But before all of this, we would glorify and worship Him through songs - a desire to spontaneously sing praise to God that springs from a deep, abiding love for God.
Praise exalts God, it edifies the believer and it encourages the humble. One of the side benefits of praise is that those who are watching your life see that God is good. It may be sinners who see and when you declare God's praise they may be moved to find out how you can have blessings and joy when their life is so miserable.
Hopefully, others may know and see the struggles that we have to endure; and still continue praising God amidst the tears and sufferings, and rejoicing through the pain.
When you are truly walking by faith you will find that you can praise God in all things. You can praise Him when you're healthy and you can praise Him when you're sick.
And as you praise, your faith is edified, your faith is built up until it breaks forth in victory and giants fall and mountains move!
Let us pray +
My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul. Come spiritually into my heart. As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You; never permit me to be separated from You again. Amen +
The glory of the Lord is higher than the skies.
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