There's something wonderfully precious about some of these New Testament letters -- the Christians in the churches spread across the known world genuinely cared for one another and found joy in another Christian drawing close to the Lord. It makes me think about my sources of joy -- do I find true and lasting joy when a brother or sister in Christ draws near to the Lord? That joy sustained the Christians in the early church, especially when so many hardships and so much oppression was present. They continued to see God doing amazing things, and they celebrated that.
May we celebrate the same, searching for the Good News at work in the world, looking for signs of Holy Spirit movement in each other, and finding our greatest joy in the work God is doing among us.
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