Scripture: Psalm 145:12
My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.
Thought for the Day: I got the hiccups this morning…and when I say I got the hiccups, I got them and they got me. It has been a long time since I got me a set that stuck. I’ve heard stories of people who had the hiccups for days, weeks, months and even years. I cannot imagine. I was beyond irritated by my rather violent synchronous diaphragmatic flutters (medical term for the hiccups), but they only lasted maybe 12 or 15 minutes. But even then, I begin to wonder if they would last forever.
I can think of much better things for my lungs, breath and diaphragm to be doing than simply causing my body to jolt in the process of making a rather repulsive sound. What else are we doing with those tools, maybe by choice, that is not a very good use? The author of the Psalm suggest we praise the Lord with our voices, and we do so forever. I’m not too sure exactly how long forever is, but if my voice is preoccupied with praise, it may not be used for less admirable things. I’m not suggesting praise as a folk remedy for hiccups, but it is worth a try.
Prayer: O Voice of Everlasting Grace, may I continue to work on using my lungs and breath, my voice and words, to give praise to you so that there is little room for those things that are not of you. Amen.
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