praise awaits you...

Just in case anyone is still out there checking out my blog after a summer of being MIA, here is finally something new!

I was resting in Psalm 8 this morning. The praise starts out, "Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!" I paused and meditated for awhile on verse 3...."When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers." I recognized that too often I neglect to "consider" God's majestic creation and His fingers at work all around me. Worship involves taking pause to consider and be attentive to who God is and His extravagant goodness all around us! I need to do more of that!

I then pulled out my ipod and listened to a new favorite song, "Praise Awaits You" by Enter the Worship Circle on the "Second Circle" CD....the lyrics are a great response to Psalm 8!

PRAISE AWAITS YOU (Ben Kennedy & Ben Pasley)

YOU HAVE CARVED ME FROM THE GROUND I WALK UPON
AND THE QUESTION FILLS A THOUSAND ACHING SONGS
BUT I KNOW NOW THAT YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE
WHO WILL ANSWER

PRAISE AWAITS YOU
LOVE AWAITS YOU
I AWAIT YOU...HERE

YOU HAVE BREATHED THE WIND THAT FILLS AND MOVES THE TREES
YOU HAVE POURED THE WATER OUT INTO THE STREAMS
YOUR HAVE FORMED THE MIGHTY MOUNTAINS BY YOUR STRENGTH
AND THEY ALL SAY

YOU HAVE STILLED THE ROARING ANGER OF THE SEAS
AND YOU WILL TURN THE NATIONS TURMOIL INTO PEACE
AND YOU WELCOME EVERY BROKEN ONE WHO PRAYS
AND YOU LOVE THEM