Choose Joy
“Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.”
Happy Advent, Sisters! During this liturgical season, The Daily Dose will be shorter (most of the time) to offer more space for reflection and personal prayer. So - let us go rejoicing!
For most of us, the holidays, while wonderful, can be a bit stressful. But despite circumstances and stresses and travel disasters, we’re called to rejoice. We’re called to believe in God’s goodness and to choose joy.
We’re called to choose joy.
Our life doesn’t happen TO us - our responses are our own. We can choose joy and hope - or we can choose discouragement and frustration. Sisters, let us go rejoicing into the house of the Lord. Because Jesus is coming. And, if you’re anything like me, you need Him to come. I need Jesus to come every year because I always need more of Him. I always need more of His joy.
So - let us go, once again, rejoicing to the house of the Lord, to the origin of joy, to our Lord and Savior.
Father,
Thank You so much for the gift of Advent. Thank You for allowing us to enter into a season set aside for preparation.
Father, please help us to prepare well. Help us to choose joy this season - regardless of the stress and scheduling and all the other things that get in the way. Help us to choose quiet moments spent with You over the hub-bub that tends to interfere with Your voice.
Father, we love You. We can’t wait for You to come, and we ask that You would help us to wait in joyful anticipation. Amen.