Expressing Joy
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Gracious God, I feel
such joy in my heart this day. Somehow the sun seems brighter, the air
clearer, the colors more alive. It is as if the shadows that have kept me in
the forgotten places of life have been swept away. I pray that your grace
will protect my joy so that I taste and smell it with full attention. When
the mighty feelings begin to wane, I pray that joy’s scent will remain, so
that no darkness will ever be so black that I cease to believe in the light.
I ask this for the sake of your love. Amen.
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Gracious God, my heart is ready to burst with joy. Like a flower, I want to push
through the cold winter soil and share my gladness with the world. I want
everyone to experience the wonder of life that I feel right now. Let my joy
shine forth so that those cloaked by sadness may find their sorrow lifted, if
only for a moment. I ask this for the sake of your love. Amen.
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