Well, it is now officially the low point of the holidays. Christmas is over, and the decorations now have to be put away, a job in itself. Daniel, Shannon and Evie left this afternoon for the loooong drive to Maryland.
It is inevitable, it is annual. There is always a sad point during the Christmas break. I guess it is good that we have high anticipation and so much enjoyment that we hate to see it end.
I teared up a bit when I walked into our baby daughter's hospital room right after she had delivered her own first baby. That time it was tears of joy, that our youngest had just delivered, safely and healthily, our youngest grandchild.
G^d gave us these emotions to be used, for His glory. All of them are good at times. Joy, sadness, excitement, all have their place. Sadness makes our joy more intense by contrast.
Now I am sad, but not for long. Our hope never ought to be grounded in this world and its circumstances. There is no true, enduring, hope or joy apart from our hope and joy in the G^D of the Universe.
It is inevitable, it is annual. There is always a sad point during the Christmas break. I guess it is good that we have high anticipation and so much enjoyment that we hate to see it end.
I teared up a bit when I walked into our baby daughter's hospital room right after she had delivered her own first baby. That time it was tears of joy, that our youngest had just delivered, safely and healthily, our youngest grandchild.
G^d gave us these emotions to be used, for His glory. All of them are good at times. Joy, sadness, excitement, all have their place. Sadness makes our joy more intense by contrast.
Now I am sad, but not for long. Our hope never ought to be grounded in this world and its circumstances. There is no true, enduring, hope or joy apart from our hope and joy in the G^D of the Universe.
Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
Romans 15:13 May
the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that
by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and
peace, indeed.
I really appreciate you being so transparent.
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