As we explore grief and trauma in Bitter Herbs, let's revisit Joy & Mourning, a 2020 Damascus Road series that explores both the peaks -- the times of delight and exuberance and joy and feasting -- and also the troughs -- the times of emptiness and sorrow and disappointment and mourning of the human experience. In order to embrace our humanity and the complicated messy lives that God has blessed us with, we need to learn how to be comfortable with both the peaks and the troughs. How do we celebrate well? How do we grieve well? How do we practice and choose joy? How do we practice and choose to mourn? Join us as we learn how to lean into intimacy with God and each other as we grow in our ability to laugh and cry together.
Week 1 of Joy & Mourning
Teacher: Megan Miller
Original Date: November 8th, 2020
In the Bible, God doesn’t say that joy is available to us or that joy may happen one day. No, God commands us to rejoice, right here, right now. Why does God command us to rejoice? Are we able to consciously choose joy in our lives? What does it look like to practice the art of joy?
