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 our hearts and minds, I invite
you to join me in looking each of these twelve days of Christmas for instances
of the joy that runs through all of creation, especially through experiencing
the beauty and wonder of God’s world.
We are back to colder weather again. I hope everyone can stay
warm enough in the days ahead, both those who have warm places to work and eat
and sleep, and those who will be experiencing the cold for longer periods of
time. May we have compassion on those who need help and support.
There is still beauty around us and the joy of seeing that beauty in such things as frost and the way the skies sometimes appear when the temperatures are very
cold. I was struck by the similarity of the shape of this bit of frost to plants such as ferns and palms. The repetition
of shapes and patterns in God’s creation is a wonder. I hope those reading this
can ponder some of the wonder and joy in creation from the comfort of a cozy
place.
Joy to the world! The
Savior reigns; let us our songs employ, while fields and floods, rocks, hills,
and plains, repeat the sounding joy.
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