"The Lord's nearby!" Philippians 4:5.
So, what? Rejoice! Be glad! Be cheerful! Be happy! Be jubilant! Have delight! How often should joy take the hour? Always! So, what comes of that? We be gentle, kind. Express sweet reasonableness to everybody. Instead of what? Anxiety. Worry. Vexation. Distress. Fret. Panic. So, how not to do that? We talk to him - he's right here! Pray about all the worrisome stuff. All of it. And thank him. Thank him? For what? God's unreasoned peace flowing over us. For his truth (not lies), for honorable things (not the gossip news), for justice (not our inequities), for purity (not cynicism), for what's fine (not the rot), for excellence (not failure). In short: Focus our minds clearly on praiseworthy things. And we rejoice in his peace!
As we comfort a brother or sister today with joy, we remind each other that Jesus walks just ahead of us nearby in hand's reach. And, together, we give thanks for the joy striding ahead of us.
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