When It's Hard to Praise

Bible Reading: Psalm 145:1-7
Author: Mark M. Redfearn (California, US)
Sunday 31 May 2026 © The Upper Room.
From a writer’s perspective, nothing is more daunting than a blank page. 

When I open a new document on my computer, I know that I have to fill that page—and many more—with words. Getting started is often the hardest part.

Tentatively at first, I write one word and then another and another. Once I have written those first words, more usually follow. They may not be the best I could choose, but at least they are words. I keep writing—sentence after sentence, revision after revision—until I have created something worth reading.

Sometimes praising God is just as difficult for me as putting words on paper. I feel as though I have nothing to say to the Holy One. But if I am willing to utter a few tentative words of thanks and praise, then the Holy Spirit comes to my rescue. My heart soon overflows with a goodly theme: the grace and mercy and love of God revealed in Jesus Christ.

Prayer: Thank you, Holy Spirit, for helping us to praise God. Amen
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I am so thrilled and excited about the BSL version of Deaf Missions Daily Devotions. I have their booklet and been using them for nearly a year. I have good command of English but still struggle with the concept of the context at times. What a difference it has made just watching someone signing the passage so clearly and of superior quality! I notice the USA are far more advanced with access to the Gospel in ASL but now you have made it possible for us. So many thanks for this! May it go from strength to strength. JJ