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	:::: Years ago, in response to the question of why God allows innocent suffering, I blurted out, "Because it is more fun that way." God is the source of all joy and happiness. He is the creator of all that brings us delight — every form of beauty that makes us open our eyes wide in surprise and wonder. Jesus presents himself as the Bridegroom and portrays Heaven as a wedding feast. When His mother told Him that there was no more wine for the party in Cana, He supplied at least 120 gallons, or about 600 bottles of wine. This is just a small sign of His measureless love, for when He gives us Himself, whole and entire, under the appearance of bread and wine, He gives us His Father, His Spirit, and, I speculate, the whole of the Communion of Saints — all for the fun of it! God is under no law or any kind of compulsion to love us. He does not act grudgingly, as I do when I have to pay a penalty for my transgressions or a tax for the good of the community. In joy, He created us; in joy, He redeemed us; in joy, we will live with Him forever.		:::: Years ago, in response to the question of why God allows innocent suffering, I blurted out, "Because it is more fun that way." God is the source of all joy and happiness. He is the creator of all that brings us delight — every form of beauty that makes us open our eyes wide in surprise and wonder. Jesus presents himself as the Bridegroom and portrays Heaven as a wedding feast. When His mother told Him that there was no more wine for the party in Cana, He supplied at least 120 gallons, or about 600 bottles of wine. This is just a small sign of His measureless love, for when He gives us Himself, whole and entire, under the appearance of bread and wine, He gives us His Father, His Spirit, and, I speculate, the whole of the Communion of Saints — all for the fun of it! God is under no law or any kind of compulsion to love us. He does not act grudgingly, as I do when I have to pay a penalty for my transgressions or a tax for the good of the community. In joy, He created us; in joy, He redeemed us; in joy, we will live with Him forever.

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	:; Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta		:; Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta

	:: Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. A joyful heart is the ~~inevitable~~ result of a heart burning with love.		:: “Joy is prayer — Joy is strength — Joy is love — Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. God loves the cheerful giver. She gives most who gives with joy. The best way to show our gratitude to God and the people is to accept everything with joy. A joyful heart is the normal result of a heart burning with love. Never let anything so fill you with sorrow as to make you forget the joy of Christ Risen” (''Something Beautiful for God,'' Ballentine, 1973, 68).

	;George Mallory		;George Mallory

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	:::: testing — > perseverance — > completion — > joy!		:::: testing --> perseverance --> completion --> joy!

	:; [http://usccb.org/bible/1pt/4:12 1 Peter 4:12-16]		:; [http://usccb.org/bible/1pt/4:12 1 Peter 4:12-16]

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	:::: testing --> perseverance --> completion --> joy!		:::: testing — > perseverance — > completion — > joy!

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	:::: Years ago, in response to the question of why God allows innocent suffering, I blurted out, "Because it is more fun that way." God is the source of all joy and happiness. He is the creator of all that brings us delight--every form of beauty that makes us open our eyes wide in surprise and wonder. Jesus presents himself as the Bridegroom and portrays Heaven as a wedding feast. When His mother told Him that there was no more wine for the party in Cana, He supplied at least 120 gallons, or about 600 bottles of wine. This is just a small sign of His measureless love, for when He gives us Himself, whole and entire, under the appearance of bread and wine, He gives us His Father, His Spirit, and, I speculate, the whole of the Communion of Saints--all for the fun of it! God is under no law or any kind of compulsion to love us. He does not act grudgingly, as I do when I have to pay a penalty for my transgressions or a tax for the good of the community. In joy, He created us; in joy, He redeemed us; in joy, we will live with Him forever.		:::: Years ago, in response to the question of why God allows innocent suffering, I blurted out, "Because it is more fun that way." God is the source of all joy and happiness. He is the creator of all that brings us delight — every form of beauty that makes us open our eyes wide in surprise and wonder. Jesus presents himself as the Bridegroom and portrays Heaven as a wedding feast. When His mother told Him that there was no more wine for the party in Cana, He supplied at least 120 gallons, or about 600 bottles of wine. This is just a small sign of His measureless love, for when He gives us Himself, whole and entire, under the appearance of bread and wine, He gives us His Father, His Spirit, and, I speculate, the whole of the Communion of Saints — all for the fun of it! God is under no law or any kind of compulsion to love us. He does not act grudgingly, as I do when I have to pay a penalty for my transgressions or a tax for the good of the community. In joy, He created us; in joy, He redeemed us; in joy, we will live with Him forever.

	:::: So, yes, "the last word is joy." So is the first Word, by which the Father and the Spirit brought all things into being. "God loves a cheerful giver" [http://usccb.org/bible/2cor/9:7 (2 Cor 9:7)] because He Himself is a cheerful giver.		:::: So, yes, "the last word is joy." So is the first Word, by which the Father and the Spirit brought all things into being. "God loves a cheerful giver" [http://usccb.org/bible/2cor/9:7 (2 Cor 9:7)] because He Himself is a cheerful giver.

	:::: Love has the final say. Love wins--love conquers all!		:::: Love has the final say. Love wins — love conquers all!

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	:"So, if you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself, upward and forever upward, then you won't see why we go. What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to be able to enjoy life. That is what life means and what life is for" (quoted by Nick Heil in ''Dark Summit: The True Story of Everst's Most Controversial Season,'' (New York: Henry Holt, 2008), p. 55-56).		:"So, if you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself, upward and forever upward, then you won't see why we go. What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to be able to enjoy life. That is what life means and what life is for" (quoted by Nick Heil in ''Dark Summit: The True Story of Everst's Most Controversial Season,'' (New York: Henry Holt, 2008), p. 55-56).

	We are called--and empowered!--to [[Praying_for_miracles#Rejoice_always\|"rejoice always."]]		We are called — and empowered! — to [[Praying_for_miracles#Rejoice_always\|"rejoice always."]]

	'''''God''''' is not bored, and '''''God''''' is never boring. He created us to be party animals, and He is the life of the party that will never end.		'''''God''''' is not bored, and '''''God''''' is never boring. He created us to be party animals, and He is the life of the party that will never end.
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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	* [http://heartsonfire33.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/when-christmas-isnt-christmas-by-fr-paul-wharton/ "When Christmas Isn't Christmas."] Reflections on and antidotes for those who are having a "Blue Christmas."		* [http://heartsonfire33.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/when-christmas-isnt-christmas-by-fr-paul-wharton/ "When Christmas Isn't Christmas."] Reflections on and antidotes for those who are having a "Blue Christmas."
	* [http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium_en.html "Apostolic Exhortation ''Evangelii Gaudium.''--"The Joy of the Gospel."]		* [http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium_en.html "Apostolic Exhortation ''Evangelii Gaudium.'' — "The Joy of the Gospel."]

	[[Category:Depression]]		[[Category:Depression]]
	[[Category:Spirituality]]		[[Category:Spirituality]]

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	<sup class="versenum">10</sup> For thus says the LORD: Only after seventy years have elapsed for Babylon will I deal with you and fulfill for you my promise to bring you back to this place		<sup class="versenum">10</sup> For thus says the LORD: Only after seventy years have elapsed for Babylon will I deal with you and fulfill for you my promise to bring you back to this place

	<sup class="versenum">11</sup> For I know well the plans I have in mind for ~~youâ€”oracle~~ of the ~~LORDâ€”~~'''plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future full of hope'''.		<sup class="versenum">11</sup> For I know well the plans I have in mind for you — oracle of the LORD — '''plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future full of hope'''.

	<sup class="versenum">12</sup> When you call me, and come and pray to me, I will listen to you.		<sup class="versenum">12</sup> When you call me, and come and pray to me, I will listen to you.
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	<sup class="versenum">13</sup> When you look for me, you will find me. Yes, when you seek me with all your heart,		<sup class="versenum">13</sup> When you look for me, you will find me. Yes, when you seek me with all your heart,

	<sup class="versenum">14</sup> I will let you find ~~meâ€”oracle~~ of the ~~LORDâ€”and~~ I will change your lot; I will gather you together from all the nations and all the places to which I have banished ~~youâ€”oracle~~ of the ~~LORDâ€”and~~ bring you back to the place from which I have exiled you.		<sup class="versenum">14</sup> I will let you find me — oracle of the LORD — and I will change your lot; I will gather you together from all the nations and all the places to which I have banished you — oracle of the LORD — and bring you back to the place from which I have exiled you.
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	<sup class="versenum">9</sup> To execute the judgments decreed for ~~themâ€”~~ <br>		<sup class="versenum">9</sup> To execute the judgments decreed for them — <br>
	such is the glory of all God’s faithful. <br>		such is the glory of all God’s faithful. <br>
	Hallelujah! <br>		Hallelujah! <br>

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	:: “Lord, I have let myself be deceived; in a thousand ways I have shunned your love, yet here I am once more, to renew my covenant with you. I need you. Save me once again, Lord, take me once more into your redeeming ~~embraceâ€~~ (§3).		:: “Lord, I have let myself be deceived; in a thousand ways I have shunned your love, yet here I am once more, to renew my covenant with you. I need you. Save me once again, Lord, take me once more into your redeeming embrace” (§3).

	:: Zephaniah, who presents God with his people in the midst of a celebration overflowing with the joy of salvation. I find it thrilling to reread this text: “The Lord, your God is in your midst, a warrior who gives you the victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing, as on a day of ~~festivalâ€~~ (3:17; §4).		:: Zephaniah, who presents God with his people in the midst of a celebration overflowing with the joy of salvation. I find it thrilling to reread this text: “The Lord, your God is in your midst, a warrior who gives you the victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing, as on a day of festival” (3:17; §4).

	:: 5. The Gospel, radiant with the glory of Christ’s cross, constantly invites us to rejoice. A few examples will suffice. “Rejoice!~~â€~~ is the angel’s greeting to Mary (Lk 1:28). Mary’s visit to Elizabeth makes John leap for joy in his mother’s womb (cf. Lk 1:41). In her song of praise, Mary proclaims: “My spirit rejoices in God my ~~Saviorâ€~~ (Lk 1:47). When Jesus begins his ministry, John cries out: “For this reason, my joy has been ~~fulfilledâ€~~ (Jn 3:29). Jesus himself “rejoiced in the Holy ~~Spiritâ€~~ (Lk 10:21). His message brings us joy: “I have said these things to you, so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be ~~completeâ€~~ (Jn 15:11). Our Christian joy drinks of the wellspring of his brimming heart. He promises his disciples: “You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into ~~joyâ€~~ (Jn 16:20). He then goes on to say: “But I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from ~~youâ€~~ (Jn 16:22). The disciples ~~“rejoicedâ€~~ (Jn 20:20) at the sight of the risen Christ. In the Acts of the Apostles we read that the first Christians “ate their food with glad and generous ~~heartsâ€~~ (2:46). Wherever the disciples went, “there was great ~~joyâ€~~ (8:8); even amid persecution they continued to be “filled with ~~joyâ€~~ (13:52). The newly baptized eunuch “went on his way ~~rejoicingâ€~~ (8:39), while Paul’s jailer “and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in ~~Godâ€~~ (16:34). '''Why should we not also enter into this great stream of joy?'''		:: 5. The Gospel, radiant with the glory of Christ’s cross, constantly invites us to rejoice. A few examples will suffice. “Rejoice!” is the angel’s greeting to Mary (Lk 1:28). Mary’s visit to Elizabeth makes John leap for joy in his mother’s womb (cf. Lk 1:41). In her song of praise, Mary proclaims: “My spirit rejoices in God my Savior” (Lk 1:47). When Jesus begins his ministry, John cries out: “For this reason, my joy has been fulfilled” (Jn 3:29). Jesus himself “rejoiced in the Holy Spirit” (Lk 10:21). His message brings us joy: “I have said these things to you, so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete” (Jn 15:11). Our Christian joy drinks of the wellspring of his brimming heart. He promises his disciples: “You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy” (Jn 16:20). He then goes on to say: “But I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you” (Jn 16:22). The disciples “rejoiced” (Jn 20:20) at the sight of the risen Christ. In the Acts of the Apostles we read that the first Christians “ate their food with glad and generous hearts” (2:46). Wherever the disciples went, “there was great joy” (8:8); even amid persecution they continued to be “filled with joy” (13:52). The newly baptized eunuch “went on his way rejoicing” (8:39), while Paul’s jailer “and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in God” (16:34). '''Why should we not also enter into this great stream of joy?'''

	:: 6. '''There are Christians whose lives seem like Lent without Easter.'''		:: 6. '''There are Christians whose lives seem like Lent without Easter.'''

	:: Consequently, "'''an evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral!''' Let us recover and deepen our enthusiasm, that “delightful and comforting joy of evangelizing, even when it is in tears that we must sowâ€¦ And may the world of our time, which is searching, sometimes with anguish, sometimes with hope, be enabled to receive the good news not from evangelizers who are dejected, discouraged, impatient or anxious, but from ministers of the Gospel whose lives glow with fervor, who have first received the joy of Christ.~~â€~~<ref>Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation ''Evangelii Nuntiandi'' (8 December 1975), 80: AAS 68 (1976), 75. </ref>		:: Consequently, "'''an evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral!''' Let us recover and deepen our enthusiasm, that “delightful and comforting joy of evangelizing, even when it is in tears that we must sowâ€¦ And may the world of our time, which is searching, sometimes with anguish, sometimes with hope, be enabled to receive the good news not from evangelizers who are dejected, discouraged, impatient or anxious, but from ministers of the Gospel whose lives glow with fervor, who have first received the joy of Christ.”<ref>Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation ''Evangelii Nuntiandi'' (8 December 1975), 80: AAS 68 (1976), 75. </ref>

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	:: ~~â€œLord~~, I have let myself be deceived; in a thousand ways I have shunned your love, yet here I am once more, to renew my covenant with you. I need you. Save me once again, Lord, take me once more into your redeeming embraceâ€ (§3).		:: “Lord, I have let myself be deceived; in a thousand ways I have shunned your love, yet here I am once more, to renew my covenant with you. I need you. Save me once again, Lord, take me once more into your redeeming embraceâ€ (§3).

	:: Zephaniah, who presents God with his people in the midst of a celebration overflowing with the joy of salvation. I find it thrilling to reread this text: ~~â€œThe~~ Lord, your God is in your midst, a warrior who gives you the victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing, as on a day of festivalâ€ (3:17; §4).		:: Zephaniah, who presents God with his people in the midst of a celebration overflowing with the joy of salvation. I find it thrilling to reread this text: “The Lord, your God is in your midst, a warrior who gives you the victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing, as on a day of festivalâ€ (3:17; §4).

	:: 5. The Gospel, radiant with the glory of Christ’s cross, constantly invites us to rejoice. A few examples will suffice. ~~â€œRejoice~~!â€ is the angel’s greeting to Mary (Lk 1:28). Mary’s visit to Elizabeth makes John leap for joy in his mother’s womb (cf. Lk 1:41). In her song of praise, Mary proclaims: ~~â€œMy~~ spirit rejoices in God my Saviorâ€ (Lk 1:47). When Jesus begins his ministry, John cries out: ~~â€œFor~~ this reason, my joy has been fulfilledâ€ (Jn 3:29). Jesus himself ~~â€œrejoiced~~ in the Holy Spiritâ€ (Lk 10:21). His message brings us joy: ~~â€œI~~ have said these things to you, so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be completeâ€ (Jn 15:11). Our Christian joy drinks of the wellspring of his brimming heart. He promises his disciples: ~~â€œYou~~ will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joyâ€ (Jn 16:20). He then goes on to say: ~~â€œBut~~ I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from youâ€ (Jn 16:22). The disciples ~~â€œrejoicedâ€~~ (Jn 20:20) at the sight of the risen Christ. In the Acts of the Apostles we read that the first Christians ~~â€œate~~ their food with glad and generous heartsâ€ (2:46). Wherever the disciples went, ~~â€œthere~~ was great joyâ€ (8:8); even amid persecution they continued to be ~~â€œfilled~~ with joyâ€ (13:52). The newly baptized eunuch ~~â€œwent~~ on his way rejoicingâ€ (8:39), while Paul’s jailer ~~â€œand~~ his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in Godâ€ (16:34). '''Why should we not also enter into this great stream of joy?'''		:: 5. The Gospel, radiant with the glory of Christ’s cross, constantly invites us to rejoice. A few examples will suffice. “Rejoice!â€ is the angel’s greeting to Mary (Lk 1:28). Mary’s visit to Elizabeth makes John leap for joy in his mother’s womb (cf. Lk 1:41). In her song of praise, Mary proclaims: “My spirit rejoices in God my Saviorâ€ (Lk 1:47). When Jesus begins his ministry, John cries out: “For this reason, my joy has been fulfilledâ€ (Jn 3:29). Jesus himself “rejoiced in the Holy Spiritâ€ (Lk 10:21). His message brings us joy: “I have said these things to you, so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be completeâ€ (Jn 15:11). Our Christian joy drinks of the wellspring of his brimming heart. He promises his disciples: “You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joyâ€ (Jn 16:20). He then goes on to say: “But I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from youâ€ (Jn 16:22). The disciples “rejoicedâ€ (Jn 20:20) at the sight of the risen Christ. In the Acts of the Apostles we read that the first Christians “ate their food with glad and generous heartsâ€ (2:46). Wherever the disciples went, “there was great joyâ€ (8:8); even amid persecution they continued to be “filled with joyâ€ (13:52). The newly baptized eunuch “went on his way rejoicingâ€ (8:39), while Paul’s jailer “and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in Godâ€ (16:34). '''Why should we not also enter into this great stream of joy?'''

	:: 6. '''There are Christians whose lives seem like Lent without Easter.'''		:: 6. '''There are Christians whose lives seem like Lent without Easter.'''

	:: Consequently, "'''an evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral!''' Let us recover and deepen our enthusiasm, that ~~â€œdelightful~~ and comforting joy of evangelizing, even when it is in tears that we must sowâ€¦ And may the world of our time, which is searching, sometimes with anguish, sometimes with hope, be enabled to receive the good news not from evangelizers who are dejected, discouraged, impatient or anxious, but from ministers of the Gospel whose lives glow with fervor, who have first received the joy of Christ.â€<ref>Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation ''Evangelii Nuntiandi'' (8 December 1975), 80: AAS 68 (1976), 75. </ref>		:: Consequently, "'''an evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral!''' Let us recover and deepen our enthusiasm, that “delightful and comforting joy of evangelizing, even when it is in tears that we must sowâ€¦ And may the world of our time, which is searching, sometimes with anguish, sometimes with hope, be enabled to receive the good news not from evangelizers who are dejected, discouraged, impatient or anxious, but from ministers of the Gospel whose lives glow with fervor, who have first received the joy of Christ.â€<ref>Paul VI, Apostolic Exhortation ''Evangelii Nuntiandi'' (8 December 1975), 80: AAS 68 (1976), 75. </ref>

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	:: We should be grateful to the Lord our God, for putting us to the test, as he did our forefathers. Recall how he dealt with Abraham, and how he tried Isaac, and all that happened to Jacob in Syrian Mesopotamia while he was tending the flocks of Laban, his ~~motherâ€™s~~ brother. Not for vengeance did the Lord put them in the crucible to try their hearts, nor has he done so with us. '''It is by way of admonition that he chastises those who are close to him.'''		:: We should be grateful to the Lord our God, for putting us to the test, as he did our forefathers. Recall how he dealt with Abraham, and how he tried Isaac, and all that happened to Jacob in Syrian Mesopotamia while he was tending the flocks of Laban, his mother’s brother. Not for vengeance did the Lord put them in the crucible to try their hearts, nor has he done so with us. '''It is by way of admonition that he chastises those who are close to him.'''

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	such is the glory of all ~~Godâ€™s~~ faithful. <br>		such is the glory of all God’s faithful. <br>
	Hallelujah! <br>		Hallelujah! <br>
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	:: Zephaniah, who presents God with his people in the midst of a celebration overflowing with the joy of salvation. I find it thrilling to reread this text: â€œThe Lord, your God is in your midst, a warrior who gives you the victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing, as on a day of festivalâ€ (3:17; §4).		:: Zephaniah, who presents God with his people in the midst of a celebration overflowing with the joy of salvation. I find it thrilling to reread this text: â€œThe Lord, your God is in your midst, a warrior who gives you the victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing, as on a day of festivalâ€ (3:17; §4).

	:: 5. The Gospel, radiant with the glory of ~~Christâ€™s~~ cross, constantly invites us to rejoice. A few examples will suffice. â€œRejoice!â€ is the ~~angelâ€™s~~ greeting to Mary (Lk 1:28). ~~Maryâ€™s~~ visit to Elizabeth makes John leap for joy in his ~~motherâ€™s~~ womb (cf. Lk 1:41). In her song of praise, Mary proclaims: â€œMy spirit rejoices in God my Saviorâ€ (Lk 1:47). When Jesus begins his ministry, John cries out: â€œFor this reason, my joy has been fulfilledâ€ (Jn 3:29). Jesus himself â€œrejoiced in the Holy Spiritâ€ (Lk 10:21). His message brings us joy: â€œI have said these things to you, so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be completeâ€ (Jn 15:11). Our Christian joy drinks of the wellspring of his brimming heart. He promises his disciples: â€œYou will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joyâ€ (Jn 16:20). He then goes on to say: â€œBut I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from youâ€ (Jn 16:22). The disciples â€œrejoicedâ€ (Jn 20:20) at the sight of the risen Christ. In the Acts of the Apostles we read that the first Christians â€œate their food with glad and generous heartsâ€ (2:46). Wherever the disciples went, â€œthere was great joyâ€ (8:8); even amid persecution they continued to be â€œfilled with joyâ€ (13:52). The newly baptized eunuch â€œwent on his way rejoicingâ€ (8:39), while ~~Paulâ€™s~~ jailer â€œand his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in Godâ€ (16:34). '''Why should we not also enter into this great stream of joy?'''		:: 5. The Gospel, radiant with the glory of Christ’s cross, constantly invites us to rejoice. A few examples will suffice. â€œRejoice!â€ is the angel’s greeting to Mary (Lk 1:28). Mary’s visit to Elizabeth makes John leap for joy in his mother’s womb (cf. Lk 1:41). In her song of praise, Mary proclaims: â€œMy spirit rejoices in God my Saviorâ€ (Lk 1:47). When Jesus begins his ministry, John cries out: â€œFor this reason, my joy has been fulfilledâ€ (Jn 3:29). Jesus himself â€œrejoiced in the Holy Spiritâ€ (Lk 10:21). His message brings us joy: â€œI have said these things to you, so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be completeâ€ (Jn 15:11). Our Christian joy drinks of the wellspring of his brimming heart. He promises his disciples: â€œYou will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joyâ€ (Jn 16:20). He then goes on to say: â€œBut I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from youâ€ (Jn 16:22). The disciples â€œrejoicedâ€ (Jn 20:20) at the sight of the risen Christ. In the Acts of the Apostles we read that the first Christians â€œate their food with glad and generous heartsâ€ (2:46). Wherever the disciples went, â€œthere was great joyâ€ (8:8); even amid persecution they continued to be â€œfilled with joyâ€ (13:52). The newly baptized eunuch â€œwent on his way rejoicingâ€ (8:39), while Paul’s jailer â€œand his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in Godâ€ (16:34). '''Why should we not also enter into this great stream of joy?'''

	:: 6. '''There are Christians whose lives seem like Lent without Easter.'''		:: 6. '''There are Christians whose lives seem like Lent without Easter.'''

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	:::: So, yes, "the last word is joy." So is the first Word, by which the Father and the Spirit brought all things into being. "God loves a cheerful giver" [http://usccb.org/bible/2cor/9:7 (2 Cor 9:7)] because He Himself is a cheerful giver.		:::: So, yes, "the last word is joy." So is the first Word, by which the Father and the Spirit brought all things into being. "God loves a cheerful giver" [http://usccb.org/bible/2cor/9:7 (2 Cor 9:7)] because He Himself is a cheerful giver.

	:::: Love has the final say. Love wins~~! Love~~ conquers all.		:::: Love has the final say. Love wins--love conquers all!

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