"Rejoice in the
Lord always: I will say again: Rejoice!" (Philippians 4: 4)
Joy is one of the
characteristics of the presence of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22). Sadness is
important to life, as well as the pain and other undesirable aspects that
surround us. I believe that a life without any sadness is not possible in view
of an unstable world in which we are exposed and vulnerable, being we sinners
and subject to error, even when we wish to get it right! And even if something
bad never happened to us, how could we escape the sadness of seeing the sadness
of the other, especially those who love and are close to us? It is precisely
because life is so the apostle tells us: rejoice in the Lord!
God came to bring back
the possibility of we rejoice, though! We must learn about this joy and
practice it, enjoy it. God, better than us, knows that we can be reached by
pain and can be deceived by false joys. That is why He came to us full of grace
and truth (John 1:14). His purpose was not to come to leave us a set of rules,
so that by observing them we could live safe and happy. He came to give himself
to us. Came and stayed! He did not stay in some sacred places so we could visit
him eventually, if necessary. He came and made of us, of our life, His dwelling
place! Something incomprehensible to us, but this is our salvation: God united
us to himself through Christ. And that changes everything.
We need to learn to
rejoice in God. For this we need to recognize His love for us and to devote
time to our relationship with Him. We need to go beyond the formalities of the
usual prayers. Of the words repeated and almost meaningless as there are are uttered
automatically. We need to learn to pray calmly, with the soul, and to speak out
what really represents us. We must tell the truth, or say everything until the
truth appears. We must recognize the unsurpassable value of Jesus' death as
proof of God's love for us. And not to doubt God when evil strikes us or He
does not fulfill our requests. And so, learning to rejoice in God, who loves us
and is with us! Insofar as we know this joy, we will know how to live, overcome
and learn from our sorrows. And life will be another life for us.
Baptist Church Praia do
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