Daily Reflection

Worship naturally comes to mind as one of the ways we extol (lift up) God: praise is part of our prayers of approach, in many of the hymns we sing, and the Biblical texts we read aloud. Here, the Psalmist is clear that it’s God’s steadfast love that prompts praise. For Christians, this steadfast love of God continues in the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus, who suffered for us. Interestingly, part of the Latin word extollere comes from the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) tele- "to bear, carry." We also extol God when we enter into and bear the suffering of others, that their burdens might be lightened and their freedom to praise God ensured.