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146,” Our Lord is great and almighty; His wisdom can never be

measured... O sing to the Lord, giving thanks... The Lord
delights in those who revere Him, in those who wait for His

love.”

The prophet Isaiah in chapter 12 spells it out for us, “with joy

you will draw water from the wells of salvation. Give thanks to
the Lord, give praise to his name.” And again in Psalm 144, “let

me speak your praise, O Lord, let all peoples bless your holy

name for ever, for ages unending.” Then there is Psalm 148
which reads, “let them praise the name of the Lord. For He

alone is exalted...... He is the praise of all His Saints, of the
sons and daughters of Israel, of the people to whom He comes

close.” It is all about seeking in everything the very face of God,

“of you my heart has spoken: “Seek His face.” It is Your face, O
Lord, that I seek, hide not your face.” Psalm 26. The face of

God and His will are one and the same.

Is there then a way of summing up all these ideas? I would like
to do so by putting it this way, “the humble person is the

peaceful person who accepts God, by the hour, as He comes

not the way we would like Him to come but the way He, in fact,
comes, and, accepting Him, praises and thanks Him for it all.

And so in the final flight of mystical delight we say, “God made

me (in all that I am and have). God brought me forth (out of all

my previous crises). Have I then anything to say? No, Lord, I
want you alone, to see you alone in everything, to love you

alone in everything and everyone; I will act only in loving praise

and thanks. Amen.”

Anyone interested in looking into the many experiences and
stories as told by Merlin Caruthers will find them in his books,

Prison to Praise; Answers to Praise; Power in Praise. I believe

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