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Isaiah 12:5 - Sing to the Lord, for He has done glorious things: let this be known to all the world.

Today’s newspaper carried a story on local myths: “The Satanic Skater of Hickory Creek,” “The Monster of Sister Lakes,” “The Black Panther of Grand Mere,” and “Melon Heads.” The writer was making a connection between local legends and today’s urban myths of the Internet.

Have you noticed how quickly horrific stories or false information spread? Sometimes it seems that news about bad things circulates more rapidly than good news. Maybe that’s our fault. Do we perhaps show more interest in the prurient and the ugly?
Sure, some of the local legends’ stuff is good-natured kidding or just old-fashioned story telling, and I can appreciate that. But what about those things people say are false and truly harmful?

As we continue our Lenten journey, there will be many lies and hateful things said about Jesus our Savior, even though He had come to earth to accomplish wondrous things for us, and to save us from our sins.

Isaiah encourages us to “sing to the Lord” and declare the glorious things He has done on our behalf. He would have us tell the whole world!

THE PRAYER: Lord, bless our speech, that our words may be God-pleasing, that what we say builds up others rather than tearing them down, and that we share with others the glorious things You have done for us in Jesus our Savior. Amen.