Sometimes I think that whoever sends out the various daily emails I receive has been closely observing my life, eavesdropping on conversations. Then I decide that I'm being a bit paranoid, and that God just has a bit of a twisted sense of humor. Today's latest from Henri Nouwen plays right into ongoing conversations I've been having with God and with a dear friend.
Choosing Joy
Joy is what makes life worth living, but for many joy seems hard to find. They complain that their lives are sorrowful and depressing. What then brings the joy we so much desire? Are some people just lucky, while others have run out of luck? Strange as it may sound, we can choose joy. Two people can be part of the same event, but one may choose to live it quite differently than the other. One may choose to trust that what happened, painful as it may be, holds a promise. The other may choose despair and be destroyed by it.
What makes us human is precisely this freedom of choice.
Friday, January 30, 2009
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