JOY

22 Dec

“I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them.”  John 17:13

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I hold in my hand,

the gift of Joy.

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It’s my gift,

to do with,

what I will.

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I can place it in my pocket,

hide it from the world,

enjoy it only in my private place,

where no one else can see.

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Or I can choose to share it,

with a friend,

with a stranger,

with you.

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It takes courage to remove it,

from my hand,

and place it,

into my heart,

where it can be criticized,

ridiculed,

shared.

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It’s my gift,

and it’s my choice.

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God gave it to me,

to do as I will,

In hopes that I will do,

His will,

and give it,

to you.

 

 

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Written 11-21-98

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