Joy

Joy—Week Three—Advent

Joy—Week Three—Advent

Today, we light the third candle on the Advent wreath – the candle of Joy!

In some churches, the third candle is the “Shepherds’ Candle”—but in others, it is the candle that symbolizes Joy! The focus on the joy the shepherds felt in discovering the Christ child might have occasioned this candle representing joy.

We think of the joy the arrival of the Savior brought to those who had been awaiting His coming, the joy He brought through his resurrection and opening the doors to eternal life, and the joy we now experience through the gift He gives us—the Holy Spirit—the Comforter, our Counselor who resides within each believer.

Some churches use a pink candle on this day. Catholic church historians believe…

Contentment

Contentment

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through Him Who gives me strength. Philippians 4:11-13. (NIV).

Whenever I read this statement by Paul, it reminds me of the description my husband gave me of his Aunt Nora. I never met her, but from his recollection, she really was a remarkable woman.

Nora was a young woman in the 1920s who married well.