Rejoice

There are a lot of things that bring me joy:

• holidays with my family,
• singing Hamilton songs in the car,
• puppies,
• kittens,
• bacon,
• Christmas lights,
• the first cup of coffee in the morning,
• a long walk on the beach,
• bacon,
• my boys coming home to visit from college,
• watching my daughter play basketball or soccer,
• date night,
• laughing so hard and not being able to stop,
• bacon.

But when I rejoice, I don’t just feel joy; I experience it. Not only do I feel great joy, I reflect that joy back to it’s source. Rejoicing in God is a reciprocity of joy without the expectation of reciprocity. And it doesn’t just happen when we worship or pray or read the Bible.

It can happen...always.

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:4‬ ‭NRSV‬‬

Until Everyone Hears,

Shannon

P.S. - During Advent, your challenge is to get 25 items for a local food pantry and write inspiration words on them. You can find more details here.