Here's a quick thought for the day that has been banging around in my head for a week or more:
Joy is a something given, a gift.
Re-joy-ing (rejoicing) is our choice.
We are often told is Scripture to re-joice. But remember that the prefix 're-' means "again." It is God who first gives joy, then we get to embrace it again and again.
Don't we serve a good & gracious God?
REjoicing in His first advent and anxiously awaiting His second,
-J
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
--Luke 2:8-14, NIV
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Merry Christmas from Aunt Joyce. I have a nephew on the Howe side, who when he was small, listening to carols in the car heard the "Rejoice" song, and said, "I know this one---Aunt Joyce, Aunt Joyce!"
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