Devotional

"When we do not have joy in our lives, it is because we have left something out of the formula. We have not remembered the wealth of Jesus' love {for us}; or we have not loved other as extravagantly as He has loved us.

We think that to have joy, something must happen to change our circumstances. Or something must heal our past wounds. So we focus on the circumstances, the wounds, or some other source of discontent. All the while, Jesus asks us...to major on love. The circumstances, the wounds, and all other sources of discontent will soon be changed or become irrelevant. Joy will over come them. And our joy will be complete."

~At His Feet~August 15th

Joy is the experience of knowing you are unconditionally loved~Henri Nouwen