Life
shall not end the strain; Alleluia, Amen!
---Christian H. Bateman, 1843
Singing praise to God is an important part of our weekly
worship services, and should be a part of our lives during the rest of our
week. I don’t know about you, but too often my life seems to interrupt the song
of praise. Jobs need doing, family and friends need our attention, all sorts of
media surround us with wall-to-wall sight and sound. Life itself threatens to
end the ‘strain,’ or song, of praise I
desire to offer to Christ. This hymn reminds me that even my busy, distracted
life doesn’t have to drown out the offering of praise I want to give to God.
Let us embrace with a sense of joyful awe the sacred responsibility of calling
each other to the faithful living of our lives as a gift of praise to our Guide
and Friend, Jesus.
Alleluia, amen!
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