Loud Praise
"Praise the Lord. Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and forevermore. From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised." —Psalm 113:1-3 I had the great honor this past week to attend a day of Annual Conference. It was such a privilege to interact with clergy and laity from all over the state. There was a strong sense of oneness as people from different walks of life, and different geographies came together and declared their unity of purpose—to make disciples. The most exciting aspects of Annual Conference, from my perspective, were time times we gathered together in worship. Each time we joined our voices in song, or creed, or responsive reading, I was amazed at the sheer volume of it. Those "servants of the Lord" who had gathered together, were praising God with every bit of volume they could muster. In the front of our United Methodist Hymnal (for