Even in the dark times, we can choose to sit with God's joy. Mary found a way, and you can too. Pause today to meditate on joy using your imagination as you see God's joy all around you in this season.
You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine. Psalm 4:7 (NLT)
If you want to explore the Advent gift of joy with more daily practices, see pages 81-95 of Whitney's book, Fully Human Fully Divine: An Advent Devotional For The Whole Self.
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