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Sunday Psalms 

Psalm 66
Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!
Sing about the glory of his name! 
Tell the world how glorious he is.
66:1-2 NLT

This song has a bit of everything, starts with this call to shout, to sing, and to tell. 
Not shout at others, each other, those who aren't listening, but shout to God. 
This is a call to "all the earth" so just maybe the "shouting" is a way of being that praises God. 
A way of standing here. 
Yes what we do matters, but how we do it praises God.

Then David asks us to sing. 
Sing about the glory of his name. Music, singing, does something in us. Singing connects with us in every way, in our body, mind, emotions and spirit. What we sing matters.

Then it's tell. Tell the world how glorious he is. 
Tell the world what your life was like without God.
Tell the world how you met Jesus 
Tell the world how your life has changed.
Tell the world your story. 

Shout
Let your life join creation and shout praise to God
Sing 
Choose to sing with your whole being about our God.
Tell
Tell your story of God at work
And your story will join with the stories of countless others, and who one day, will stand together in one glorious choir...when all will be made new, when all that is hurt will be unhurt, when we will know fully what we have glimpses of, when we will see Jesus face to face and he will take those last tears...
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