It’s defiant adoration. And that’s the most potent kind. “It is relatively easy to meet God in moments of joy or bliss. In these situations we correctly count ourselves blessed by God,” observes psychologist David Benner. “The challenge is to believe that this is also true—and to know God’s presence—in the midst of doubt, depression, anxiety, conflict, or failure. But the God who is Immanuel is equally in those moments we would never choose as in those we would always gladly choose.”19 “Hallowed be your name” is always most powerful in the most unlikely places.
