Joy to the world! The
Lord is come: let earth receive her king;
Let every heart
prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing.
With “Joy to the
world” in my heart and mind, I’m looking each of these twelve days of Christmas
for the beauty and wonder in God’s world, for instances of the joy that runs
through all of creation.
With sunshine throughout the day and a couple of hours
driving in the country, many things served as signs of joy for me today. Here
are two of the most basic things in our world in Nebraska, things that we
sometimes don’t notice, that stood out today: the sky and the land.
The clouds in the late morning sky made beautiful patterns.
Fields of corn stubble, some with cattle grazing, lie fallow
until spring. The expanse of the land, the evidence of its fertility, the
promise of sustenance for the year ahead, or maybe just the way the light hit
the fields today, radiated well-being. The earth itself can be a sign of joy
and the cause of joy in our hearts.
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