Why do we choose the songs we sing? There isn't a gatekeeper anymore for what we sing. The only filter left is the local church, or perhaps networks of churches who wake up to this reality. What’s popular might bless us, but it might not always be the song we most need in this moment. That’s why discernment is vital. This isn’t about being heavy-handed. It’s about pastors and worship leaders walking together, building trust, and discerning what songs will truly serve the congregation in this sea

If you’ve ever found yourself circling the same worries or praying the same worn-out phrases, you’re not alone. It’s easy to get trapped in the fog of our own anxieties. But something remarkable happens when we open a Psalm. Before long, new prayers begin to rise - prayer that feels lifted, steadied, carried. It’s the Spirit breathing through words first inspired long ago, using them again today just as they were meant to work: to guide us, raise our gaze, and help us pray beyond our own limitat

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