Connecting Point: Joy for a Weary World

‘Tis the season for joy. In the last couple of years, I’ve been sincerely questioned if I truly have felt this way, and I have concluded that in these times people are feeling more stressed than in the past. I’m not pretending to ignore current difficulties;

however, I have a different perspective due to my faith in Jesus Christ. I purposely choose joy over woe, and not just because it’s the “Christmas”

season.

By now you’ve heard the familiar sounds of

Christmas songs either over the radio or other forms of media. Communities are preparing for their annual Christmas events, special church ser...