"A silent love is acceptable only from the lower animals. God has given us speech that we should call upon his name. Worship is to religion what fragrance is to the flower."
—Henry Van Dyke in The Upward Path. Christianity Today, Vol. 42, no. 7. - Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5.
Psalm 30:4 (NIV) Sing to the LORD, you saints of his; praise his holy name.
Matthew 3:9 (NIV) And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
Luke 2:13-14 (NIV) 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
