Joy Is an Act of Resistance

Scripture  Nehemiah 8:10 (NRSV)  Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine  and send portions of them to those for whom nothing is prepared,  for this day is holy to our Lord;  and do not be grieved,  for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”Refrain  Joy is not naive—it’s courageous.Poem  Cole Arthur Riley, from This Here Flesh“Joy has nothing to do with ease  and everything to do with presence.  It is born in the tension,  the ache,  the yes that says:  I will live fully, even here.  To claim joy in a world that prefers despair  is not indulgence.  It is resistance.  It is how we survive.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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