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… and in the world around us. Let me show you Psalm chapter 67. If you have a Bible, and I hope you or somebody around you does, you could look on with, I invite you to just open up in the middle of the Bible, find Psalm 67. So Pastor Bruce, who, Pastor Bruce, who just let me say how thankful I am for your pastor. I'm so thankful over many years for specifically his encouragement to me and example to me in ways he doesn't even realize. But he asked me to preach as part of this series, which I would say I am honored to be a friend of this church family. And he asked me to preach on my favorite text of scripture, which is impossible to choose. But this text, maybe more than any other, has shaped my life. It's the passage of scripture that I've prayed over my kids for years when I've put them to bed when they're younger. And part of me wants to apologize for choosing a psalm because I know you all just finished a series through the Psalms, but you didn't cover this one, and I'm glad you didn't. Although, I really think you should have. But anyway, I can talk with Pastor Bruce about that. But the first two verses of this Psalm summarize the whole reason you and I exist. …
… wild animals and all cattle, creeping things. and flying birds, kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth, young men and women alike, old and young together. This is the word of God for you, the people of God. Thanks be to God. Psalm 148 is deeply, remarkably, thoroughly egalitarian. Everyone and everything praises God. Animals and plants, meteorological phenomenon like snow and frost political leaders and common folk men and women old and young together all creation sings praise to God it makes a body wonder what has drawn the created order together in Psalm 148, what has bridged the world's vast differences? What could possibly invite everyone and everything to unite in such a joyful song of praise? This morning, I want to offer you a modern parable as an answer. It comes from author David Foster Wallace. DFW entitled this story, All That. It's a story about magic. It's a story about Christmas. First published in the New Yorker in 2009, the narrative begins as an adult man reflects on a childhood memory. …
… First to all peoples of all tribes and all people. Verse 11, kings of the earth and all peoples, kings of the earth and all peoples. Impressive people, not so impressive people, all of them. Princes and all rulers of the earth, young men and maidens together you've got both genders old men and children you've got the whole age range let them praise the name of the Lord why? here's the ground here's the ground of human praise why do we praise on a Friday night when we could be doing so many other things for his name alone is exalted his majesty is above earth and heaven Amen. Godward praise from every human on earth is fitting because God's majesty goes beyond Mars. this creation in all of its luster here is a mere echo of god's essential majesty this majesty that we see with our eyes points to a majesty beyond the stars a majesty that warrants praise from every single human being on this planet right now all peoples all ranks class, age, genders, all the peoples of the nations of the world. Praise the Lord. …