Page 45 has been a fairly routine day with the typical daily tasks and no unwelcomed surprises that I’m aware of.  The day began with the usual cleaning and building prep tasks before settling in to finish the prayer guide for next week.  I had already settled on the topic yesterday, so today was a matter of spending time in prayer as I listened for direction in the daily points and how to guide people in praying about them.  The prayer guide that will be published on Sunday for next week is about being pure.  If purity is talked about at all in Christian circles, it is most often focused on sexual purity.  While that is an important aspect of being pure, in many ways our purity, or lack of it, in that area is often a reflection of how we’re doing at seeking the pure things of God in the totality of our life.  

When God gave the instructions for building the tabernacle to the people of Israel, it is fascinating to me how often the word pure is used to describe the required elements.  It wasn’t enough to fashion various items out of gold — it needed to be pure gold.  It wasn’t suitable to call for incense to be burnt before the altar of the Lord — it needed to be pure incense.  God’s holiness calls for our purity before Him.  When we seek wisdom, God desires to give us wisdom that is pure.  When we give our offerings to God, He expects them to be pure.  When God examines our heart, He desires to find a heart that is pure.  When we face times of difficulty and trial, God wants our joy to be pure.  When our relationship with God is put into the package of religion, God wants our treatment of others to show that our religion is pure.  When we have the need to grow and mature in Christ, God’s desire is that we would long for the pure spiritual milk of His Word.

Once the prayer guide was complete, it was time to format it for both the Impact Prayer Ministry weekly email and website then schedule them to be published on Sunday.  As I worked throughout the morning, a variety of birds showed up outside my window to enjoy the beauty of the day and the food supply that exists in the woods.  Today’s photo is of one of those visitors as she checks out an existing hole in a tree trunk to see if there might be a quick snack lurking inside.  

By mid-afternoon, my workday was over and it was time to get some lunch and head home.  It was a beautiful weather day so before the afternoon was completely gone, I headed to Potato Creek with my family for a walk and to take some photos.  At the end of our walk we could hear the eagles calling to one another in a very animated conversation.  From where we were, we were looking directly into the sun trying to find the source of the sound.  Since that wasn’t going to work out too well, we drove around to a trail that would be on the other side of where the sound was coming from.  As we walked down the trail, the eagles were still carrying on their conversation and we soon reached a point where we could see four eagles, two adults and two juveniles, perched in the trees along the shoreline.  They were beautiful to see and hear and I was able to catch a few photos of the adults while the young ones flew off and out of sight.  By then, the sun was setting so we headed home and enjoyed a relaxed evening.

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• Sometimes it is easy to become tunnel-visioned in our view of what God desires when His view is much larger than what we can see.
• Being pure isn’t simply about avoiding certain thoughts or acts, it means we must fill our thoughts and actions with that which God views as pure.
• God’s insistence on using pure materials in the building of His dwelling, the tabernacle, continues to be reflected in His desire that we be pure material for the dwelling of His Spirit within us.
• When it is difficult to see, sometimes we need to move to where we have a clearer perspective.
• In a society that seems to have gone mad, it is good to be able to simply relax knowing that God’s presence is bigger than the issues which have everyone angry.

Page 44 began very early as I fired up the pellet grill and put some pork on to slow-cook for 12+ hours.  The wood pellet smoke filling the air made me hungry as I headed to work early to clean and make sure the building was ready for the day.  I’ve been having internet and phone problems at home, so once the cleaning was done at work I headed home to wait for the arrival of the tech to upgrade and improve my services.  

As I left work, the sun was beginning to rise in the east while the moon was lingering in the western sky.  Just a few days beyond the full moon and there is already a noticeable “deflated” look to it.  Getting home before Mary Jane needed to head to work also meant that Susan could sleep in and catch up on some needed rest.  With page 43 overlapping page 44 into the early morning hours, my first task at home was to sit down and write page 43.  Once the page was written, I settled in to write the next prayer guide.  As I prayed and sought the topic to use, I finally settled on some of what God says are pure things that we ought to seek and have in our life.

While I worked on the prayer guide, the service tech arrived so I took a break to help him for the next few hours as we ran some new wiring and set up the upgraded service.  The wiring that worked well fifteen years ago was now outdated and could no longer keep up with stream of data that needs to flow through it.  As we worked, I was reminded of some of my days working for an antenna installation and service company where I had the task of getting wiring ran from an antenna to various TV locations in a  house.  At times the task was complicated by a customer who wanted and expected something that wasn’t even possible.  Some times the problem was simply an arrogance that refused to believe the limitations of equipment and physics should apply to them.  Other times the issues were based out of an encounter with a person who had given them information that was untrue, incomplete, or misleading.  And then there were times when the information about what I could do was simply misunderstood.  

As I thought about those experiences, my mind began to think about how often we want and expect things from God that simply aren’t possible because they would violate the very nature of God.  The reasons we have such expectations can be similar to what I faced in the TV antenna service industry.  There are times when we are filled with pride to the extent that we begin to believe what we want is what ought to happen, no matter what.  And other times we have inaccurate expectations of God because someone has misled us with untrue, incomplete, or misleading information that they claim to be from God.  And then there are times when we have inaccurate expectations simply because we misunderstand what God has said in His Word. 

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• There are certain things, like my wood pellet grill, that create a sweet aroma that I long to experience.
• My life ought to be lived in a way that presents a sweet aroma to God that He longs to experience.
• God has set the sun, moon, and stars in the sky to mark days and seasons — but more importantly to give mankind a reason to pause and consider Him.
• In our interactions and relationship with God, we must allow Him to define the expectations and all the rules.
• When we submit to God in total humility, He sets forth a path for us that leads to His righteousness.
• God expects us to test what we’re told and taught against the straight edge of His Word so that we’re following Him rather than man.
• God’s desire is that we would rightly divide the Word of truth as He leads us in paths of understanding.

Page 43 began early as I headed into work to get some cleaning and building prep done before the start of our Sunday worship gathering.  It also ended late as we headed to Lake Michigan for the afternoon/evening to take photos.  So late, in fact, that I’m writing the page the next morning — but I’m getting ahead of myself in the page 43 story.

After cleaning and prepping the building, I spent some time in the office praying about the direction of the next prayer guide.  I got caught up in that and missed Sunday School, but joined in with the congregation for a time of praise and worship around the Lord’s Table.  David brought a message called, “Loving Much”, as he continued a series from the gospel of Luke.  The Bible text centered around the story of a woman anointing the feet of Jesus in the home of Simon, a Pharisee.  One of the primary lessons I believe God wants us to learn from the selected text is God’s desire for us to express much love to God and others just as He has shown much love to us.

The message for us came out of four surprises in the text.  The first surprise is that Simon, a Pharisee, invited Jesus to his house.  The Pharisees were a part of the religious establishment in Judaism and as a group, their disdain for the person and message of Jesus was evident throughout His lifetime.  Whatever their individual motives, most of the group rejected the idea that Jesus was God’s Son and the Messiah.  Most.  Some did believe and follow the teachings of Jesus.  We don’t know the motives of Simon.  They are never revealed in scripture.  But we do know that on this occasion, he did the surprising thing of inviting Jesus to a place of conversation.  Perhaps you know people that when their name comes to your mind, you automatically think that they would never seek to have a conversation with God, let alone a conversation about God.  Maybe it is time that you and I open ourselves to the possibility of a surprise when it comes to who might invite Jesus into a conversation.

The second likely surprise in the text is that Jesus accepted the invitation.  While the Pharisees made no secret of their disdain for Jesus and His teaching, Jesus was often quick to call them out for living a life that was not only hypocritical, but far from God.  It would be easy for many to read the harsh words that Jesus had for the Pharisees, and other religious leaders, and conclude that Jesus hated them.  He would often use words, descriptions, and comparisons that leave me saying, “Ouch!”   At least to the casual listener, it was probably a great surprise that Jesus would accept an invitation to join Simon for a meal.  I know people who have said that they have lived life in such a way that Jesus would not listen to them if they were to call out to Him.  There are people who believe that if truth sounds harsh and condemning then it is hate.  Yet here is Jesus accepting a dinner invitation from a person that was part of a group that He had condemned their way of life.  When God says that He is not willing that any should perish but that all would come to repentance, it really shouldn’t be that surprising that He would accept an invitation from “whosoever” would believe and invite Him to a conversation about life.  Do we surprise people by the invitations we accept?  Should we?

The third surprise is the visitor.  Not only was the invitation and acceptance of it a surprise to many who understood the tension between the Pharisees and Jesus, the uninvited visitor had to be a surprise to everyone — everyone except Jesus, perhaps.  In their culture, the idea of a visitor walking in to observe and meal at the home of a teacher or leader and learn from the conversation that would take place was not the surprise.  The surprise was, according to Simon’s thoughts, “what kind of woman this was.”  The visitor’s reputation seemed to be well known to Simon, so while her very presence in the home of a Pharisee would be surprising, her actions were even more surprising.  As her tears fell on the feet of Jesus, she touched him and washed His feet with her tears.  She even went on to let down her hair and dry His feet with her hair before breaking open a costly perfume and anointing His feet with it.  While this visitor was a surprise to many by her presence and her actions, if you listen to and understand the teachings of Jesus it should not be a surprise that many who seek Jesus are not those that we expect.  

The fourth surprise in the text is the reaction of Jesus to both Simon and the woman.  One of the fun parts of the text is that Simon is like so many of us who think things that we would never say out loud . . . at least not when Jesus is sitting with us.  Simon made at least two assumptions in his thoughts.  One, about “what kind of woman this was.” And two, how a “good person” should respond to such a person.  The fun part though, is that the text says Jesus answered Simon.  But wait!  Simon never asked anything!  He never expressed his thoughts and feelings about the woman or how Jesus should act.  But then again, it was Jesus.  He knew the thoughts and could answer them — just as He knows our thoughts and can answer them.  The answer was in the form of a story about two men who had been forgiven different size debts.  When asked about who would love more, Simon’s response was that he supposed that the one who had more forgiven.  Jesus went on to point out that the woman had shown more love to Him than what Simon had.  He told her that because of her faith, her sins were forgiven.  Are we surprised at the reaction of Jesus to forgive people?  We shouldn’t be.  How much love do we show toward God and others?  What does that response say about our estimation of our own righteousness and how much we’ve been forgiven?  When we understand and accept the fullness of God’s forgiveness of us, we ought to be eager to show much love.

After the church service, we had lunch and with strong winds in the forecast we headed to Lake Michigan to photograph some lighthouses in the mist of the waves.  Today’s photo is from one of those stops along the Lake Michigan shoreline where I was surprised to see a few people out surfing in the icy water. 

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• I have a hard time briefly summarizing a sermon. 🙂
• It is easy to become so familiar with an event or story that we miss the original surprise, or “shock factor”.
• God’s desire is that everyone would invite Him into their life . . . we shouldn’t be surprised when people do.
• God’s love encompasses the entire collection of people in the world . . . we shouldn’t be surprised when He accepts anyone’s invitation to be in their life.
• Everyone needs Jesus . . . we shouldn’t be surprised at the “kinds of people” who seek Him.
• God’s desire is that everyone would be saved . . . we shouldn’t be surprised by His forgiveness and the love that results from that forgiveness.
• We often go to extremes to do the things we are passionate about, like surfing in the ice cold waters of Lake Michigan.  What things are we doing for God that others would view as extreme?

Like many other professions, the traditional concept of weekend doesn’t mesh well with ministry.  So, I have learned to put effort into blocking off at least one day a week that I avoid going onto the church property.  After a busy week, today was that day so I was able to sleep in and spend the day with my family.  The morning was fairly low-key as I spent some time going through some old photos and straightening up around my desk area at home.  While protecting today means I will have to head into work early Sunday morning to make sure the building is cleaned and ready for the day, that price is worth a full day with my family.  

By noon the temperature had warmed up and although the sky remained overcast, we headed out to take some photos and do some walking.  Our first stop was lunch and then we made our way to Bonneyville Mill County Park in Bristol, Indiana.  While a sunlit blue sky would have added to the photos, the mill ponds were as smooth as glass so it was a great day for reflections.  After taking some photos of the mill, barns, and windmill with their reflections, we headed up the stream to the small waterfalls in the park.  The water was running high and the low ground around the stream was saturated so our idea of a walk didn’t work out too well.  We finished up our photo-taking and then headed to Sam’s Club to pick up some things that we needed . . . or wanted.  Since our first attempt at a family walk didn’t work out too well, we stopped by the Mishawaka Riverwalk on our way home and managed to get in a quick walk of nearly three miles.  

While I didn’t take a lot of photos along the river today, I did get a few pictures of ducks, the glimmer of a sunset, and a muskrat who made today’s page.  As I was watching, he swam up the river and crawled onto this partially submerged log.  Once out of the water, he spent quite a bit of time appearing to groom himself.  I’m not sure if he was washing his “hands”, cleaning his face, brushing his hair, or some combination of all of that and more.  It even appeared as if he was using the reflection from the wet log to make sure everything was just right . . . perhaps prepping for a Saturday night date? 🙂  I wonder if we pay nearly as much attention to our cleanliness and how we look as what this muskrat does.  I’m afraid that many times our online presence may say that we don’t.

Once we were home for the evening, I scanned a few more old photos into my computer and began writing today’s page.  Some of the photos I’m going through, I haven’t looked at for a very long time.  Each photo serves as a reminder of another time and place.  It is in the reviewing of them, and the sharing of them, that we are able to keep the lessons from those times and places alive.

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• While the idea of a weekend off of work is good, many occupations require deliberate effort and flexibility in order to find and protect significant time with family.
• If protecting time with family can be a challenge, how much more difficult is it for us to protect significant time with God.
• While we may want a life filled with sunshine and blue skies, not having what we want doesn’t mean God’s presence has been removed from us.
• Sometimes we need to look beyond what we want, and actually see what God has provided, in order to enjoy the beauty He has for us.
• Sharing something online and saying, “Never mind the language.”, isn’t the same as taking the time to clean all the filth and evil from our life so that we are actually clean.
• Taking photos is a fun hobby but if they’re not viewed and shared, is there really a point to it.
• If our relationship with God is not viewed and shared, is there really a point to it?

Page 41 was a day that contained a bit of routine and a good dose of unexpected.  It began with the routine part — the early morning cleaning and building prep.  As I was cleaning, the first element of the unexpected appeared as I got word of a classroom that was cold.  After the cleaning was done and the trash taken out, I spent time working on the heating system — not sure if I helped it much, but I’ll keep an eye on it over the next few days to see if the improvements hold.  

As I settled into some morning tasks in the office, a friend stopped by in need of some help.  So I set aside what I had planned on doing and headed out to help a friend in need.  We spent some time catching up, and I provided what help I could, before we parted ways.  As I went on my way, I decided there was more help I could give even after we had each gone our own way.  So, I headed out to spend some time walking and praying for my friend.  As I prayed, I realized that each way of helping was as necessary as the other.  Because I had the opportunity, being able to physically help with my presence was just as important as praying and praying was just as important as physically helping.  To have done either one without doing the other would have left the task partially undone.

After my time of walking and praying, I headed home for lunch and spent the afternoon relaxing as the building is in use tonight and I’ll have to wait and do my cleaning and prep for the weekend sometime tomorrow or early Sunday morning.  As the day came to an end, I headed out to take a few photos of the full moon before sitting down to write today’s page.  Instead of one of the moon photos, today’s photo is a close-up of some snowflake clusters that dotted the surface of a frozen wetland area.  Seeing the crystal formations reminds me of the creativity of God and the uniqueness that exists, not only in each snowflake, but in each person on this earth.  Recognizing that each person around us has been created in God’s image, but in a slightly different way from one another, should help us to always value the people around us.  Keeping that in mind also leads to a greater openness in trying to understand those that are different from us.

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• I love routine but God continues to teach me how to handle life when it isn’t routine.
• Small adjustments and consistent monitoring can keep a heating system temperature from swinging too far one way or the other.
• Once we’ve fully surrendered to God, that same concept of small adjustments and consistent monitoring is also a good plan to keep us centered in our relationship with God.
• How we respond to the needs of people probably says a lot more about us than it does about them.
• Prayer is powerful and effective and sometimes the only opportunity we have to help someone is to pray for them.
• Prayer is always appropriate help, but if we have the opportunity to do good and choose not to, our prayers have done little to change us.
• Taking the time to try to understand someone goes a long way toward creating a willingness to help them.
• When we think everyone is like us, or should be like us, we often put limits on who we will help — limits that God never intended for us to  have.

Sometimes an extra dose of adrenaline is all it takes to get an early start to the day.  After I wrote yesterday’s page, I ended up in a conversation with some friends instead of cleaning.  After the conversation was over, I was tired so I decided to head home to get some sleep and then go in to work this morning to do the usual early morning cleaning and prep.  As it turned out, that was a better decision than I had any idea it would be.  Sometime around 4 AM, we were awakened by a buzzing sound that ended up being my cell phone.  By the time I got to it, the security monitoring company had left a message that the alarm at work had been triggered.  Even before I heard the message, just seeing “security monitoring” on the caller ID was enough to get the adrenaline flowing and I was wide awake as I threw on some clothes so I could head to work to see what the issue was.  As it turned out, this was just a false alarm and everything in and around the building was secure.  While it was a couple hours earlier than planned, I figured that while I was there I may as well start my day and get the cleaning and building prep done.

As I went about the cleaning, I sang a variety of hymns that I grew up on and found that they brought relief to my anxious spirit and calmed my mind as I sang.  While an unexpected phone call can raise my adrenaline level, a lifestyle of worship can restore it to some sense of normalcy.  Once the building was ready for the day, I turned my attention to finishing up the design of the display banners I began working on yesterday.  When they were ready, I submitted the files to the printing company so they would be finished before my next scheduled conference.  Shortly after noon I found that I was wearing down and then realized I had been up since 4 AM on what is normally my day off.  With a weariness taking over and a windchill temperature near zero, I headed to lunch and then went home to spend the rest of the day relaxing as I did some initial research into possible family vacation destinations for this summer.

Today’s photo is one I took yesterday during a snowy hike at Potato Creek.  Even in the midst of the falling snow, the brush was filled with songbirds finding food and singing their songs.  In what most would consider adverse conditions, these birds clung to the twigs and made the best of it.  So often, it is the trying, tense times of life that put us to the test.  What we’re made of, or filled with, soon becomes evident by our response to the difficulty and whether we are able to continue to sing.

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• Life doesn’t always go according to plan — at least not our plan — and that’s okay.
• 4 AM phone calls may catch us by surprise but they don’t catch God by surprise.
• My “fight or flight” mechanism tends to lean toward the fright side of the equation.
• Worship goes a long way in reminding me of who God is and how much He cares for me.
• It is just as important to acknowledge God’s presence in the difficult times as it is in the good times . . . and every time in between.

It was helpful to have another night of decent sleep to lead into page 39 as it will be one of my long workdays.  After being nearly sixty degrees yesterday, heading into work with the temperature in the twenties was quite a change.  I don’t know what most people notice if they are the first one to enter a building for the day, but I suppose the things I notice are influenced by my role in caring for the building.  As I approach the building, the first thing  I notice, or hope I notice, is an indication that the alarm system is armed.  Once in the building, the first thing I noticed today, and far too often lately, is the light coming down the hallway from the bathroom lights which were left on all night.  On the occasions when there hasn’t been lights left on all night, the first thing I notice once in the building is the warmth.  I suppose I notice that quicker than most because if I don’t notice it, then there are problems that need addressed.  As the heating system ages, I experience a sense of relief every time I walk in the door and notice the heat is functioning.

My morning included the daily routines of cleaning bathrooms, sweeping floors, and taking out trash.  While these are very good times to pray and listen to God, sometimes I get drawn into an “autopilot” mode because of the routine nature of these tasks and find that I don’t spend these times with God as I ought.  Today my mind was probably still focused on the lights that were left on, but I was mid-way through the morning cleaning when I found myself singing, “Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee.  How great Thou art, how great Thou art.”  Even when I had allowed my mind to be distracted for a time, my soul found a way to worship God as I went about my work.  And with my soul focused on worship, my mind soon followed.

Once the morning prep was done, I began work on some display banners to use as the backdrop when I set up the Impact Prayer Ministry display at conventions, conferences, and other locations that God gives the opportunity.  As God continues to give me writing assignments, keeping the entire look of the display fresh and current can be an ever-changing process.  I eventually settled on a series of three vertical banners which will use a single photo split across them with each banner focused on a different aspect of the preaching, teaching, and resource development focus of the prayer ministry.

After putting in an eight hour day, I headed to lunch and then back down to Potato Creek for a waist management hike.  As I made my way to the park, it began to snow rather steadily and it continued through most of my hike.  While I didn’t see the eagles today, their were plenty of songbirds as well as a muskrat and a few squirrels that were out enjoying the snowy day.  As I hiked, I kept looking diligently through the treetops looking for any sign of an owl.  While I didn’t see any owls, I did find a squirrel perched high up on a tree branch munching on a walnut while using his tail to shield his body from the falling snow.  While some of the wildlife may have gone into hiding to avoid the snow, this little guy wasn’t going to let a little snow keep him from enjoying a meal.

After my hike, it was back to work for round two today as I took out trash and did some minor prep before the mid-week Bible study classes.  Then it was time to write today’s page as I wait for the building to clear out so I can get the cleaning done so the building is ready for tomorrow.

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• We tend to notice things that are important to us.  
• We will find ourselves noticing spiritual things more often when we make them a more important part of our life on a daily basis.
• What we notice because it is important to us may not be noticed by others because it is not important to them — for many things, that is okay.
• If spiritual things remain important to us, we ought to find our soul crying out to God even when we become distracted by the routines of life.
• The message of the gospel is unchanging even as we use fresh and current methods to communicate it.
• It is easy to find excuses for not doing what we ought to do but it is extremely rewarding to push aside those excuses and do what is good and right.

Page 38 began after finally getting a decent night’s sleep for the most part.  Now if I can get a few more of those, I might start feeling rested again after several nights in a row of Susan’s restlessness which made sleep in short supply for all of us.  While not eager to wake up when the alarm went off this morning, at least it wasn’t painful to do so as it has been on previous mornings.  As I got to work, I set about taking care of the cleaning and building prep tasks that need done each day.  Rain had moved in overnight and continued throughout the day, so while night did eventually turn into day, there was not a visible sunrise to photograph this morning.  

After the building was ready, most of the morning was spent taking care of the record-keeping for the church missions ministry.  As I worked, I got word that there was a leak around one of the skylights in the gym.  I took it as a sign that spring was approaching, as each year the freeze and thaw cycle creates a leak in at least one of the skylights.  With rain all day, there was nothing I could do on a wet, sloped metal roof, so a bucket goes under the leak until a dry day shows up with above freezing temperatures.  

When the accounting work was done, I could change hats and turn my attention to some prayer ministry correspondence.  Part of that correspondence dealt with some questions about my teaching some workshops later this year.  While part of the group’s desire is for some workshops on developing a lifestyle of prayer, there were questions about a potential subject that I called, “Tell Your Story, Give God the Credit”.  This title came to me nearly three years ago shortly after my first poetic devotional book was published.  People were consistently asking me about the book and specifically about the poems God had given me to write.  Because the poems would just show up in my mind, I never felt good about taking the credit for them.  So, I would use the opportunities afforded by the questions to tell my story and give God the credit.  I believe all of us have a story to tell about where we are currently at in our life and if we have been paying attention, we can tell that story in a way that God receives the credit.

During one of the time periods when the rain intensity slowed down, a pair of cardinals showed up outside my office window to enjoy a snack of berries.  Today’s photo is of the male cardinal with a firm grasp on a pair of twigs while he was actually singing quite beautifully.  I love the beauty of the cardinals as they spend time in the brush outside my window, but I also love the songs of the cardinals as they fly about making a joyful noise.  It made me wonder about my daily activity and the daily activity of so many others.  Social media gives us a variety of platforms on which we can easily make our views known — make a sound, if you will.  The question should be asked, “Is the ‘sound’ I’m making on social media a joyful noise, or just a noise?”  

As I reflect on the day, here are some thoughts/lessons that stand out to me:

• Issues or problems that develop over time are rarely resolved overnight.  They took time to develop, they will usually take time to be resolved.
• Knowing there is no easy fix shouldn’t keep us from making progress forward when we have the opportunity.
• Sometimes tasks need taken care of right away and other times we have to accept that sometimes nothing can be done right away to problem that look urgent.
• Wherever you are in life right now is a story that has some element of God working in a way that He should receive the credit.
• If you use social media, every like, share, comment, and post is noticed by someone.  Do they hear a joyful noise through your online presence, or just a noise?