Tag: joy
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Who Is Like the Lord Our God?
The Curious Pilgrim — Daily Office ReflectionFriday, August 14, 2026 Psalm 113 | 1 Samuel 2:1–10 | John 2:1–12 “Who is like the Lord our God?” — Psalm 113:5 After several days of readings about consequences, uncertainty, difficult choices, rebellion, imprisonment, and suffering, today’s Daily Office readings seem to take us somewhere different. Today we…
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From Weeping to Dancing
When God’s Call Leads Through Lions’ Dens and Banquet Tables Daily Office Readings: Psalm 30, Daniel 6:16–28, 3 John, Luke 5:27–39 There are days when the Daily Office readings seem woven together so beautifully that the theme almost leaps from the page. Then there are days when the passages appear scattered and disconnected. Today felt…
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Joy That Cannot Be Shaken
A Third Sunday of Advent Devotional The Third Sunday of Advent—often called Gaudete Sunday—invites us to rejoice. Yet the Scriptures appointed for today do not sound, at first glance, like what we expect from a “joyful” season. Isaiah speaks of cosmic upheaval. Hebrews warns of a shaking that will test everything. Even John the Baptist…
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The Strength of Joy
When I read Nehemiah 8:10 — “Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength” — I am reminded that joy is not something fragile or fleeting. It is a gift from God, a deep well that never runs dry, even when life feels heavy. There are days when sorrow or worry…
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