Sunday, June 16, 2013

Dearest God,

Joy is contagious just as it should be.  Surrounding ourselves in joy increases the possibility of joy and can rapidly spread to others.

Just thinking about making the pilgrimage to church on Sunday mornings brings joy to my soul.  I think about Christ, his love, his mercy, his gifts, and his blessings especially those I have received all week, the big ones and the small ones, great mercies like sunrises and sunsets, shelter, food, water, and family to name a few.

As I enter your church and see the faces of joy-filled people, I know I am about to multiply my own joy.  I know I will tap into the vast well of heaven's joy where angels and saints sing all day long.  As I enter into your home of joy, I begin pumping that joy into myself and others.  As I smile, give hugs, gently tease, and embrace people, I feel the joy springing up and spilling over.  There is no place in the world with greater joy than church on Sunday morning!

My heart
is full
of gratitude,
O God,
because I know
real joy
comes from you.
There is
no joy
like yours.
Thank you
for your church,
your love,
your grace,
and your friendship.
Let me
be joy
to someone else.

Love, Andrea