These are the opening words to Psalm 100 which we will be reading this Sunday in worship. This psalm beckons us to sing praises to God for the many gifts around us. It calls all the earth to shout forth the glory of God. This has been a helpful reminder for me amidst all the stress that life can bring.

Sometimes I feel that we hold so much pressure to appear successful and perfect we are afraid to make mistakes. But as we hold this pressure, we become afraid to admit our mistakes when they happen. It becomes a heavy weight that we feel day in and day out. There are times we just need to come clean and

This is what my therapist often instructs me to do when it seems I am lost and frustrated. On a week like this, I think a deep breath would all serve us well. There is a lot of disturbing news coming out of our nation's capital that I know is weighing heavily upon a lot of people. There is much pain,