SPRING FORTH NOW 2026

March 10

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;

who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.

He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.  As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.  Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him,

and his righteousness unto children's children; To such as keep his covenant,

and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

Psalm 113:1-18

Praise has a way of lifting your perspective before it lifts your circumstances. Psalm 113 celebrates a God who is High And Lifted Up, yet still bends down to raise the poor from the dust and seat the overlooked among princes. That tension is the doorway to Transcendence. The God who sits above the nations is the same God who steps into everyday struggle and rewrites the story. For Black people whose history includes being pushed to the margins yet rising with brilliance, this psalm sounds familiar—elevation has always been part of our testimony. To Transcend is to praise God not only for where you are, but for where His power is still taking you. Let every generation lift their voice, dream with courage, and build boldly in the confidence that the God who lifts the lowly is still moving today.