Awaking All Powers to Praise God

Deborah's cry—"Awake, awake"—summons not mere sentiment but the total mobilization of the human person toward the praise of Elohim. This summons extends to bodily powers first: the tongue, "glory of our frame," must be tuned like David's harp of old. Sluggish flesh, fatigued from worldly preoccupation, receives animation through Divine joy itself. But the awakening penetrates deeper. Memory must stir and recount what Adonai has accomplished in days gone by.…