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Today’s Reflection
Praise is communal! When we honor God for who God has been to us, it is also time to honor who God has been to our communities, to our families, to our organizations, and more.
—Gabby Cudjoe-Wilkes and Andrew Wilkes, Psalms for Black Lives: Reflections for the Work of Liberation (Upper Room Books, 2022)
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Today’s Question
How does it feel to praise God with others? How does it feel to praise God alone? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples,
and I will sing praises to you among the nations.
For your steadfast love is higher than the heavens,
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
—Psalm 108: 3–4 (NRSVUE)
Prayer for the Week
O God, hear our laments, our praises, and our questions. They come from our hearts, and we know that you tenderly care for each of them. Amen.
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Lectionary Readings
- Genesis 12:1-9
- Psalm 50:7-15
- Romans 4:13-25
- Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
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