A Norvell Note
Vol. 27 No. 26 For the week of July 3, 2023
Let’s Celebrate!
If we focus too much on what is happening and the events in the world that we can see and hear that frustrate, discourage, and disappoint us, we may miss the good things happening around us. I understand that it is not and will not be easy. It takes being intentional in our thinking and determined in our reflections. I am writing to myself as much as anyone.
If we focus too much on the sadness and disappointment of life, we may miss the joy and happiness that God places all around us.
If we give too much attention to the unrest and disturbances around us, we may overlook the times of rest and peace God gives us.
If we allow our brokenness and failures to overwhelm us, we may lose sight of the goodness that God has placed within us.
If we see only the death and loss that is all around us, we may miss the life of abundance that God has given us.
If we only see the negative and all that is wrong, we may miss the opportunities to celebrate.
Let’s celebrate!
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations. (Psalm 100)
Tom
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