This has been quite a week for many! The Lord is working mightily among His own that we may "...be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might." Ephesians 6:10

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6

In obedience let us do so! Let us joyfully wear that "garment of praise"
that He gives instead of the "spirit of heaviness." When we praise the Lord our focus is on Him and when we "look into His wonderful face, the things of earth grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace" as the song so aptly states.

So we say, as in Isaiah 61:10-11,
"I will rejoice greatly in the Lord,
My soul will exult in my God;
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with the robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, So the Lord causes righteousness and praise To spring up before all the nations."

"Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones, For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.
Let the godly ones exult in glory;
Let them sing for joy on their bed,
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth.!"
Psalm 149:1; 4; 5-6

Part of Isaiah 61:3 has been put to music and we sing it in our Fellowship.
Let us join our voices as we sing,
"He gave me beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That we may be trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified."

O Most Holy God, we love and adore You. Our hearts desired to do Your will!
As Ephesians 2:10 tells us,
"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."

Thank you Holy Sprit for leading us in all that God has planned a purposed for each of us! May He be forever glorified! Amen