The Church at Clarendon

Good morning friends,

One of my favorite things about the weeks leading up to Easter is all the joyful music of thanks and praise that we sing together on Sunday mornings. I would love to continue that attitude of praise through the rest of the week– my day looks very different when I start out with a “thank you” to God instead of focusing first on all my needs and wants.

Charles Swindoll says, “Let me encourage you to start singing again. Yes, even when you’re alone. Add it to your time with God. Get up with a song. Before anything in the day has a chance to squeeze it out of you, express your praise in a song.”

The scriptures this week are full of prayers of adoration, of thanksgiving and praise:
Psalm 100
Luke 17:11-19
Hebrews 13:15-16
John 12:1-8
Psalm 34:1-8

Your sister in Christ,
Betsy

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“Like the proud mother who is thrilled to receive a wilted bouquet of dandelions from her child, so God celebrates our feeble expressions of gratitude.”        ~Richard Foster, Prayer

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