Praise

I discovered tonight that what we call "praise" often really isn't. We come to worship God, but we do it to be refilled and to draw nearer to Him. That's fine and necessary, but it's for our own purposes. This isn't quite the same as praise - as giving to God simply because God is God. It's a different feeling - letting out thankfulness without expecting, wanting, or needing anything else. It's exultant, it celebrates God. I love it.