The Joy I Choose

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 There’s a song by the Christian band Tenth...

“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.” John 15:12 Paul is an average 4th grade boy. He goes to school at George...

...pray without ceasing… 1 Thessalonians 5:17 As the woman walked through the Pearly Gates of Heaven, angels' songs wafted through the...

For we walk by faith and not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 I believe in cheering for both teams. I believe that we are all trying our very...

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 1 Corinthians 12:27 I can still remember the very first time I went...

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 I don't remember when or where I learned about Kintsugi. I do,...

She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.” Matthew 9:21 Desperate. Sickness, no one understands. No other way....

“See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.” Isaiah 48:10 Dearest Holy Father, Thank...

So God created mankind in his own image; in the image of God he created them… Genesis 1:27 I once went to one of those...

In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the...

“The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.” 1 Corinthians...

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 Beauty is in row after row of...

“Let the fields and everything in them celebrate!” Psalm 96:12 There really is nothing better than baseball. A lot of people complain...

“And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19 Do you know how many Peters there are in culture...

"You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle; you have recorded each one in your book.” Psalms...

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 I wear a step-counter on my wrist...

"Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings." Psalms 63:7 Finding joy is a process. Choosing joy is bravery. ...

“But those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary,...

"An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him." Luke 22:43 "It's always darkest before the dawn." "What doesn't kill you...

"Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the Lord Almighty has spoken."...