Joy on a Sunday
May 05th, 2025 by G.
On the sweetness…
You are away from home. There is an older woman sister missionary who is acting as the greeter. She says, “welcome to the church of joy!” She grins puckishly.
When you get back, one of the friends you are staying with is Protestant. He tells you, sheepishly, that there’s something’s been on his mind, and he wrote a sermon–would you like to hear it? You say yes.
Nehemiah 8:13, he says. The joy of the Lord is our strength.
Hebrews 12:2. Look unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross.
E.C.
May 5, 2025
For me, yesterday’s theme was ‘stewardship’. It was discussed in Sunday School, a totally unrelated Youtube video by my favorite homesteading channel, and in the worldwide devotional for young adults with Sister Camille Johnson which I watched, rather fuzzily, while struggling against an unplanned nap.
Yeah, verily, I guess I’d better be willing to love the life I’ve been given for now and help the things I have stewardship over to grow and flourish.