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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation”. Henry David Thoreau
My friend, Charles,
visited a patient preparing for surgery. Charles wears a clerical collar and,
as he approached, the patient put out his hand and said “I don’t want any of that!”
“Any of what?” Charles responded…Well…it seems many people today see God (and Jesus) as barriers to their happiness. So, they intentionally remove the Divine from their lives. And…they don’t even wonder why their sitting in pre-op.
No Jesus…no health. Do you suppose there might be a connection?
Of course there is. If we excise any presence of the Divine from our lives, what is the probability the Divine will be present to help in times of need? Or…do we think our ability to find peace and joy in this world is all your own doing?
John begins his
epistle by saying “what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too
may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and
with His Son Jesus Christ”. He concludes his phrase by saying “These things we write, so that
(y)our joy may be made complete". Notwithstanding some uncertainty concerning whether the pronoun is "our" or "your", We shouldn't take our eyes off the premise...joy is connected with Jesus.
John
infers fellowship with God, and His Son Jesus, is the context in which we will
find true joy. As I look around at this world, I believe John. Do you?
Live boldly out there
today…
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