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Rejoice in
the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your
gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do
not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in
Christ Jesus. (Philippians
4: 4-7)
Christian joy is not a feeling that
comes when life is going right (although we are grateful when it does). It is
not based on material circumstances – quite the opposite. The striking thing is
how often it is found among those for whom life is far from kind or good.
Christian joy has a way of surfacing in the most unlikely circumstances, so it
is present as a sign of contradiction. It is, first of all, an encounter with
Jesus and his love. It is not, as it might seem, an attempt to spiritualise or
ignore the reality of suffering and injustice. Quite the reverse: it is a work
of resistance. Joy subverts the temporal realities and mock their claims. It
insists, despite all the evidence, on the celebration of a different story. Joy
is a work of faithful defiance.
(Extract from Dust &
Glory by David Runcorn)
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| Rejoicing (DS) |
For Reflection
Rejoice and leap for joy – and if this is too difficult,
why not just practice for when you can?
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Remember in Prayer
Those who have reason to be joyful and those who don’t.
Give thanks for the joyful times in your own life.
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