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Tag: joy
An Incident of Joy
As the Grinch said, “Somehow or other, it came just the same.” Thursday, December 19, 2019 in the Book of Common Prayer lectionary was the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle. The Psalm for the day was Psalm 126. May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy. Those who go out weeping,…
Contentment
My fatigue in working eight consecutive days challenged this, but I’m reminding myself as I write this. I am content. My contentment is found in knowing my destiny and our vision revealed in what God has told us and what we trust will come about in seasons ahead. Without visions and a God-centered destiny, our…
Old Long Since (Auld Lang Syne)
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day: Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations; proclaim that his name is exalted. — Isaiah 12: 3 We listened to and sang Christmas songs performed by James Taylor as…
Have Yourself a Joyful Christmas
One night, recently, we drove to Auburn to meet our daughter and bring her home after her last exam of the semester. We listened to Christmas music on CDs. The darkness coupled with the tears in my eyes made driving rather hazardous. Earlier, after April and I discussed my anger and depression getting the…
We’re All Happy
So often in relationships the partners are not seeing eye to eye at the same time. One party is troubled while another party is content and another is uncertain. This is what makes tending a relationship like a garden hard work, so often. How can I be sensitive to the troubles of the other while…
Psalm 102 in The Message 