"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
1 Thessalonians 5.16-18
Although this short passage is filled with declarative statements- be joyful... pray... give thanks...- we would miss the point if we took them like commandments. We are to do these things, but they are not orders for us to slavishly follow. They are guidelines for our personal fulfillment and spiritual growth. As we learn to follow these admonitions, we will grow in our faith, be more like Christ and be more content.
Lord God, as we commit this week, our lives and our churches to you, may we learn the value of joy and thanks in our prayer. Remind us that joy comes from you and that our thanks goes to you, today and continually. Amen.
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