Do
we know what it means to praise? To adore? To give glory? Praise is cheap
today. Everything is praised. Soap, beer, toothpaste, clothing, mouthwash,
movie stars, all the latest gadgets which are supposed to make life more
comfortable – everything is constantly being “praised.” Praise is now so
overdone that everybody is sick of it, and since everything is “praised” with
the official hollow enthusiasm of the radio announcer, it turns out in the end
that NOTHING is praised. Praise has become empty. Nobody really wants to use
it.
Are there any superlatives left for God? They have
all been wasted on foods and quack medicines. There is no word left to express
our adoration of Him who alone is Holy, who alone is Lord.
– Thomas Merton, Praying the Psalms, 10
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