ence in the Midwest were given helium balloons which they
could release at the point in the service when they felt joy
in their hearts. While balloons floated to the ceiling during
the event, one third of attendees were still clutching theirs
at the end of the meeting.
COMPLETE UNTIL
IT IS EXPRESSED
problem for David. In
Psalm 103 there is a de-
lightful medley of praise
singing throughout.
"Praise the Lord, my
soul; all my inmost being,
praise His holy name.
and forget not all His
benefits" (v. 1,2). The late
Commissioner Flora Lars-
son was enjoying such
a wellspring of praise
when she wrote, "Had
I been a bird I should
have winged far up into
the highest heaven and
poured out my exultant
song. Had I been a rose-
bud I should have opened
instantaneously into a
perfect flower, filling the
world with fragrance.
Had I been a balloon I
should have swelled until
I burst."
drug or manic episode but
by exultation expressed
to our God, for His grace
and greatness demands
our maximum response.
Charles Spurgeon noted,
"God can't be praised with
less than our all." Few
b