There does not seem to be a more important character trait needed today than Joy. Joy is the Christian's most obvious advertisement that he or she has something that can make a difference in life. Joy is the flag flown over the castle of or heart announcing the King is in residence. When the angels appeared to the shepherds near Bethlehem shortly after Jesus' birth, they called their message "good news of great joy." And so it is! Somehow we have forgotten the value of a joyful countenance. For some strange reason we have lost the fun in this life of faith....the contagious magnet of inner happiness has grown weak. Rev. Harrison helps us regain the joy by elevating Jesus who is the "joy of the world."
The Rev. Dr. Bryan R. Salminen, Senior Pastor, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cadillac Mi.
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