What happened to sincere joy? I haven’t seen it in somebody’s smile in a long time. It seems that if you have joy that you are tagged ignorant of what’s really going on. Or at least that’s how I feel sometimes. I think it’s quite the opposite. Finding joy in the midst of reality is a gift I want to seek. I have been asking a lot of people what brings them joy and the answers are all very similar.
Pleasure, doing things my way, taking advantage of every moment, learning, music,to be around people that love me, my time, when things go smoothly.
I notice all of these things are about serving ourselves. I like all of these things very much but I wonder if that really is what brings us joy? I wonder what Jesus meant when he said, “ As the Father loved me, so I have loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Fathers commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full..."
3 comments:
I love you. Reading your posts brought tears to my eyes - thinking about your joy and how it affected my transforming summer.
You're beautiful and I'm praying for you.
p.s.
that comment was from Rachel the Redhead.
:)
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