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Sing joyfully to the Lord...

We wait in hope for the Lord ;
he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love be with us, Lord ,
even as we put our hope in you.
Psalm 33:1, 20-22 NIV
This Psalm is not about a world where everything is good and every problem solved.
The writer is realistic about the place he lives.
But
He start with singing.
Singing with his whole heart. No distractions, for an audience of One.
The One who loves us in our humanness, in our flaws.
And it ends with Hope
Hope in a God who is holy.
Hope in a God who is just.
Hope in a God who Loves.
Hope that is now.
Here
And Hope that is coming.
This is not all there is, this is not the end of the story, one day all that is broken will be unbroken, all that is hurt will be unhurt, and there'll be no more tears.
In this Hope, that is personified in Jesus, we can sing
Joyfully
With all our hearts
To the audience of One
#sunday
#worship
#thisisourGod
#hope
#onedayallwillbemadenew
#sing

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