Bethany Lutheran Church

It is easy to look around and let our hearts grow cold and numb because of the brokenness all around us. The Psalms give us language to express the lament we experience. But the Psalms also teach us how to pray prayers of thanksgiving as a form of protest against the evil in this world. What does it mean to bring a sacrifice of praise to the LORD? The Psalms teach us how to do this. Psalm 95Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;    let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;    let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!For the Lord is a great God,    and a great King above all gods.In his hand are the depths of the earth;    the heights of the mountains are his also.The sea is his, for he made it,    and his hands formed the dry land.Oh come, let us worship and bow down;    let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!For he is our God,    and we are the people of his pasture,    and the sheep of his hand.Today, if you hear his voice,    do not h