Alleluia!
Alleluia! This is one of those words which expresses so much more than a dictionary definition can cover. Whether people actually use this word or not, I think the feeling invoked by this word surpasses joy or gratitude or excitement. Often, in relationship to this word, I think of the reported celebrations surrounding the end of world war 2, or what I imagine was the response of the Israelites after crossing the Red Sea. All my life I have been exposed to celebrations of one kind or other but most are probably not reflective of the term alleluia. In fact, I would imagine so much of what is that word is actually not the outward expression but an inward feeling that explodes outward because it can no longer be contained. It is the explosion of the potential spiritual energy of a saved soul. That potential energy that is ignited by the atonement of Jesus Christ. When you realize that sorrow and damnation and eternal darkness has been broken down by the light of Christ. When you unders