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#joy

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This has been a rough year for me. I’ve managed to keep putting one foot in front of the other through it primarily because I was afraid that if I didn’t, I’d just disappear as though I never existed. Today’s verse (Psalm 43:3-5) in #TheDisciplesWay reminds me that simply enduring is not what God wants for me or for anyone. For months, I’ve sought solace (& honestly, just to stay busy) at church. This psalm calls me to seek joy. I’m not sure how, particularly when we’re heading into Holy Week, which is probably the most stressful time of the year for parish administrators who dabble with A/V. I’m also afraid to even look for joy because it doesn’t seem to last for me. And losing it hurts. And yet…the call persists. To find & experience joy in worship when I am working the service not just attending it. How? I know I’ve carried a lot of luggage into this season. I know I need to put it down. It doesn’t seem not define me. I no longer need it. #Joy calls. I’ve forgotten how to answer.

*~*"A child said What is the grass?*fetching it to me with full hands!*How could I answer the child?*I do not know what it is any more than he!*I guess it must be the flag of my disposition!*out of hopeful green stuff woven!*Or I guess if is the handkerchief of the Lord*A scented gift!*& remembrancer designedly dropt!*Bearing the owner's name someway in the corners?*that we
may see!*& remark!*&👉