& Rev 4:7-11
If not sing, speak, chant, or intone. What's the diff? The meaning is to glorify God with words of praise!
>abilities have been severely diminished for reasons I don't fully understand
Try eliminating glyphosate (Roundup contaminant) from your diet? It kills intestinal biota which are responsible for producing a significant fraction of human neurotransmitters.
Eliminate wheat, oats, anything that is grown/harvested with Roundup. Try an elimination diet for a few weeks and see if you start to feel perkier. Can't hurt to try!
Lots of info available on the web if you decide to go this route and perform the experiment on yourself.
> ingrained drive to obsess over a subject until meaningful knowledge is extracted.
This exactly.
What's next?
Amen!