When people get up in church to read, sing, pray, make announcements, or pronounce a benediction try to transform their task into praise leading I wonder how many hallelujahs did they utter in the previous hour or two. I wish they would just get on with their duty.

Is hallelujah in church becoming a convenient fig leaf for a low level praise life? I think so. Church language is often very different from the language of daily life.