Scattered Sorrows and Blended Joy

Celebrations are designed for the explicit purpose of expressing joy. God created human beings with an aptitude for happiness and joy. An old proverb proclaims, “One joy scatters a hundred sorrows.” Everyone has observed couples who share a special blend of chemistry that sparks joy when they’re together.

 

Experiencing this blend of chemistry creates a longing to meet again to feel the happiness of being together. As the relationship matures, it’s only natural for them to plan a wedding to celebrate their love and affection. Each following year a special celebration acknowledges their enduring love for each other.

As Jesus prepared his disciples for his crucifixion and death, he promised their grief would turn to joy, equal to a woman’s pain in childbirth being replaced with joy and delight when she sees and holds her new baby. Jesus said, “May my joy be in you so that your joy will be made full.” Praise God that joy cannot be eclipsed by grief.  

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Then the young women will dance and be happy,

and men, young and old, will rejoice.

I will comfort them and turn their mourning into joy,

their sorrow into gladness.

~Jeremiah 31:13 Good News Bible