The refrains of O Come Let Us
Adore Him reverberate through many of our Churches and communities this Advent
Season. For many, this is the most joyful time of year, filled with hope and
love and thoughts which go beyond oneself and which seek to touch the hearts of
others. But is it an authentic Joy?
Truth be told a sense of Joy is
absent from so many of us during the rest of the year. We are called to be
joyful people, EVERY DAY, regardless of the individual circumstances and daily
struggles of our lives. Not easy to do admittedly. We can never be truly joyful
if we rely solely on ourselves.
Our joyful smiling faces have far
greater power to draw others to the Lord we love than the scowl or frown so
frequently found on many of our faces.
We must be a joyful people! God
commands this of us and provides us with the graces to do so. But we have to
desire and accept those graces. But how do we change our frowns into smiles
amidst the toils and even injustices of this life? How do we live authentic Joyful
lives?
Let the noted and highly
respected author, Anne Costa, provide you with a daily guide designed to
encourage and equip you with the spiritual outlook, tools and homework God will
use to transform you into the joyful person He has always intended you to be.
As well-written and inspiring as
all of her other writings, Breaking Into
Joy – Meditations for Living the Love of Christ is a must have book, one you
will want to purchase for those you love. It can become a life-time companion.
Like many, I struggle with discouragement
from time to time and have frowned my way through trying days. When I act that
way, I do a disservice to the Lord I love and those He wishes me to draw toward
Him. Anne has equipped me and the many more like me, to forget the frown and
radiate the Joy we are so blessed to receive from God.
Don’t wait. Get your copy of Breaking into Joy – Meditations for Living
the Love of Christ.
I highly recommend this book and can
not wait to see the army of smiling, joyful Christian warriors this book will
muster!
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