Fifth Sunday of Lent
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Source of
Our Joy
Restore
to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit. Psalm
51:12
Joy does not
come from positive predictions about the state of the world. It does not depend
on the ups and downs of the circumstances of our lives. Joy is based on the
spiritual knowledge that, while the world in which we live is shrouded in
darkness, God has overcome the world. Jesus says it loudly and clearly: “In the
world you will have troubles, but rejoice, I have overcome the world.” The
surprise is not that, unexpectedly, things turn out better than expected. No,
the real surprise is that God’s light is more real than all the darkness, that
God’s truth is more powerful than all human lies, that God’s love is stronger
than death.
Lord,
help me to see that I don’t have to overcome the troubles of the world by
myself. Help me trust in what Jesus has already done.
Henri J. M. Nouwen
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