Joy and happiness are two different things. The feeling of Happiness is about what makes us happy, While The feeling of joy is about our relationship with God. When we are happy we have joy But when we are unhappy or sad we can still have joy because God is with us. So when; Our things are taken away, We can still have joy. when we have to Move away from home, We can still have joy when we are Living under new rules, We can still have joy and when we are surrounded by lots of strangers, We can still have joy Because God is with us God will always help us God is our friend God is listening to us (when we pray) God will show us what to do and God will comfort us with love. In the 126th song in the Bible The Psalmist sings about ‘The fortunes’ ‘of the place where God dwells’ A fortune is not always about money, but about something very valuable to us: our Relationship with God. This relationship with God is being restored As we get ready to celebrate Jesus’ Birthday It reminds us of how valuable Jesus is to God How valuable we are to God, And how valuable Jesus is to us. Jesus helps us to know how to be in relationship with God. Our relationship with God gives us joy -we belong to God’s family -God promises of love for us -God is with us so we can be strong -God deepens our relationship with intimacy When we see what God. Is doing we can say ‘thank you’ and be happy What we do, even when we are sad can be good and when we feel better there we will be able to appreciate our hard work. The birth of Jesus was a surprise to most people. Maybe that is why we like to surprise people on Christmas with gifts. Surprise is an element that makes people laugh. Joy is the surprise in knowing that God is always working to make us free. Joy is a part of Christmas.
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