“A friend once described worship as like a military drill. It is not meant first of all to be personally uplifting in each and every instance, but rather to discipline us and equip us so we can respond immediately and appropriately in battle or a crisis.”

from “Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies” by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung

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“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” (Psalms 100:2 NIV11)

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