We sometimes get to a place where, instead of completing the journey ourselves, we must pass the torch to someone else.

Names are personal, and calling someone by name indicates a relationship with them. Jesus knows these apostles; he chooses and names them specifically.

When we call out to God for help and God answers, how often do we respond with the kind of praise that the Psalmist uses in these verses? I tend to offer a quick thank you and then move on as if God showing up for me was no big deal. What if I instead turned to offer God praise?