joy

Tag

Guest Writing: A Christmas Memory, by Lucy S. Moise

I think I was about seventeen years old. Christmas Eve had finally come. The choir at our church had worked very hard on our Christmas music and I felt like I was ready. When the Midnight Mass Service was over, I felt extra good about myself. I had been in the church choir for several years already, but this time I felt more grown up. I felt like I had contributed my voice to bless others, and felt like I...

When Joy Does Not Come Quickly Enough

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick,    but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” (Proverbs 13:12, NIV) “One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.” (Psalm 30:5, NET) “In thy right hand are pleasures forever.” (Psalm 16:11, LSB) __________ Imagine a world where there are multiple, overlapping and seemingly never-ending sundowns and sunrises (many situations and conditions), and in that, you might get a different glimpse of the landscape of the human soul. It is...