Reviewed by Tony Cummings

A paperback of a mere of 80 pages (plus intro by Mike Pilavachi) wouldn't normally get the Cummings thumbs up as down the years I've trawled through dozens of books on the subject of praise and worship. But this really is a gem. The opening chapter explores the need to find the unflinching reality of the Psalmist's lament (did you realise that Christ's words on the cross, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" and later, "Into your hands I commit my spirit," are both from the Psalms?). In Matt's words, "Amazingly, at this point of utter torment, Jesus is offering up the common worship songs of his day. And in so doing he becomes an inspiration to us. Whatever trials lie ahead in this life, unquenchable worshippers are found wih a song of undying worship on their lips." There are more insights elsewhere-like Matt's personal struggle with tendonitis, recounted in The Undone Worshipper chapter.As the book for "worshippers who long for their hearts, lives and songs to be the kind of offerings God is looking for."

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