--- title: Blog Posts – Church Life Journal | light description: light | --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: BLOG POSTS [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Oleck.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/06/30/singing-praise-in-the-darkness) ## [Singing Praise in the Darkness](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/06/30/singing-praise-in-the-darkness) Published by [Anthony J. Oleck](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/author/anthony-j-oleck) > Christ’s peace must reign in your hearts, since as members of the one body you have been called to that peace. Dedicate yourselves to thankfulness. Let the word of Christ, rich as it is, dwell in you. In wisdom made perfect, instruct and admonish one another. Sing gratefully to God from your hearts in psalms, hymns, and inspired songs. Whatever you do, whether in speech or in action, do it in the... 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