"Yet You are holy,
O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel." —Psalms 22:3

6/22/2024 (Written in confinement)

Giving thanks:
Involves listing the gifts we have been given and acknowledging that God is the Giver.

Praise:
Involves seeing deeper into that transaction and acknowledging that God is still in the gifts. They are connected to Him. The gift is God Himself.

Worship:
Moves beyond any gift and focuses on the person of God — seeing ourselves in comparison to Him, yet somehow invited into relationship with Him.

(In jail, I had few gifts left to list. But I could still worship.
And that is where I discovered that worship does not depend on abundance.
It depends on who God is.)