Appreciation

We all like to hear a word of appreciation now and then, and God, it seems, is no exception.  Our Easter Season continues with the recognition that God has rescued us from the power of darkness, and for this we can never praise and thank him enough.  Even before the awesome victory of Jesus over death, the Psalmist composed a beautiful hymn of gratitude and appreciation:
Ring out your joy to the Lord, O you just;
for praise is fitting from loyal hearts.
Give thanks to the Lord upon the harp,
with a ten-stringed lute sing him songs.
O sing him a song that is new,
play loudly, with all your skill.
For the word of the Lord is faithful
and all his works to be trusted.
The Lord loves justice and right and fill the earth with hhs love.
Let all the earth fear the Lord,
all who live in the world revere him.
He spoke; and it came to be.
He commanded, it sprang into being.
Our souls is waiting for the Lord.
The Lord is our help and our sheild.
In him do our hearts find joy.
We trust in hs holy name.  Ps 33: 1-5, 8-9, 20-21.
Now that we have even more access to God through Jesus, through baptism, Eucharist and the other sacraments, how much more appreciation should we be voicing.  Today, our CCHS students have taken time to write each of us a beautfiul letter of apprecation and the Parent Guild is going over the top to provide an appreciation luncheon for us.  We love it.  And so does God when we go out of our way to show our appreciation to him.
Bro. Rene