What would make your joy complete? What comes to mind?
For many of us, we think of markets of the life of leisure. And much of those things can bring happiness, but joy is different. Joy is deeper. Joy can endure through suffering and pain. Joy isn't dependent on circumstances, but rather takes root in the soul and lasts through every storm life can throw, because true joy is rooted in knowledge and hope of life beyond life, of light beyond light. Paul recognizes this, and so he notes to the church that his joy doesn't depend on his worldly freedom, but rather on seeing the church grow in love. True joy is rooted in humility, because it's based in service, the same service Christ showed us, the same service the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit have been offering one another for eternity. That is true joy -- one love and one mind.
How can you find joy in the world today? How can you move a little closer to joy?
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