The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster The beauty of the earth knits us together, pointing us toward the spirit of God. When flowers—a tangible expression of God's love—are in the sanctuary, our spirits are lifted up. When the flowers are dedicated to loved ones on this side of heaven or across the veil, [...]
Sunday, June 5, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 150 Hallelujah! Praise God in the holy house of worship, praise God under the open skies; Praise God for acts of power, praise the Lord for magnificent greatness; Praise with a blast on the trumpet, praise by strumming soft strings; Praise God with castanets [...]
Saturday, June 4, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 149 Hallelujah! Sing to God a brand-new song, praise God in the company of all who love the Lord. Let all Israel celebrate their Sovereign Creator, Zion’s children exult in their King. Let them praise God’s name in dance; strike up the band [...]
Friday, June 3, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 148 Hallelujah! Praise God from heaven, praise him from the mountaintops; Praise God, all you his angels, praise, all you his warriors, Praise God, sun and moon, praise, you morning stars; Praise God, high heaven, praise, heavenly rain clouds; Praise, oh let them [...]
Thursday, June 2, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 147 Hallelujah! It’s a good thing to sing praise to our God; praise is beautiful, praise is fitting. God’s the one who rebuilds Jerusalem, who regathers Israel’s scattered exiles. God heals the heartbroken and bandages their wounds. God counts the stars and assigns [...]
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 146 Hallelujah! O my soul, praise God! All my life long I’ll praise God, singing songs to my God as long as I live. Don’t put your life in the hands of experts who know nothing of life, of salvation life. Mere humans [...]
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 145 I lift you high in praise, my God, O my King! and I’ll bless your name into eternity. I’ll bless you every day, and keep it up from now to eternity. God is magnificent and can never be praised enough. There are no [...]
Monday, May 30, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 144 Blessed be God, my mountain, who trains me to fight fair and well. He’s the bedrock on which I stand, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight, The high crag where I run for dear life, while he lays my [...]
Sunday, May 29, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 143 Listen to this prayer of mine, God; pay attention to what I’m asking. Answer me—you’re famous for your answers! Do what’s right for me. But don’t, please don’t, haul me into court; not a person alive would be acquitted there. The enemy hunted [...]
Saturday, May 28, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 142 I cry out loudly to God, loudly I plead with God for mercy. I spill out all my complaints before him, and spell out my troubles in detail: “As I sink in despair, my spirit ebbing away, you know how I’m feeling, [...]