The Grands Letter

Dear (yawn) Grands,

Psalm 57:8-9, “Awake, my glory! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.

I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the peoples; I will sing praise to You

among the nations.”

I awoke this morning thinking of the word Awake. Have you ever noticed

how easy it is to awaken when we are anticipating something exciting? or

how difficult it is to awaken when something depressing awaits us?

Well, the Psalmist was excited about what he anticipated. He was eager

to grasp his musical instruments and start playing before the light of day!

And what was his anticipation? Something new? Hardly. He was eager to

pray with thanksgiving to the LORD! Further, he wanted others to hear him.

Multiple opportunities to share the glories of the LORD awaited him.

What a different world we would have were we to awaken with the Psalmist’s

excitement. The excitement over things will quickly fade away; but our

excitement over the LORD will last forever! What excites you today?

We are genuinely excited over you,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas