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I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “He/she can’t see the forest for the trees.” It’s an old idiom describing a person who fixates on small details so much they can’t see or understand the big picture. On the opposite side of the idiom spectrum is the saying, “The devil is in the details.”

True and authentic praise is not an independent action, rather, it is a reaction. Charles Wesley beautifully captured this relationship in recognizing that a heart miraculously freed from sin by the blood of Christ would be a heart of praise.

Watching members of the body of Christ pummel each other because they aren’t on the same “side” of American politics has been a vivid reminder of how quickly things can come unglued when we set our minds on earthly things.

Certain accidents of my children are seared into my memory. One winter I took my daughter to one of Kansas City’s best sledding hills. It was her first time sledding so I was cautious but, after a few trial runs, I set her off down the hill on her own. Big mistake.

I can’t begin to tell you how much of my life has been spent trying to secure the walls around myself and my family. I long for control and safety.