The Source of Permanent Joy

Posted on December 21, 2024 
Filed under Good News

“I don’t want a fix of joy; but its permanent presence. …

What we need is not an injection of joy, but a reason for joy: the announcement of truths that, if believed and received, will build in the base of one’s soul and convictions a stone pier of joy that will remain immovable no matter what the tides and winds and storms of human existence in a fallen world.

In Luke’s Gospel, Mary and Elizabeth’s meeting is filled with loud greetings, hearty hugs and kisses, in utero leaps, and exuberant blessings. It dances with light and joy…”

– At AP, Campbell Markham turns to Luke chapter 1 for the reason for our joy.