Sunday, June 1, is the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (Boston; Hartford, Connecticut; New York; Newark, New Jersey; ...

Rejoice in the Lord always. … Let your moderateness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Of supreme importance in the Christian life is requesting, receiving and cultivating the gift of the Lord ...

For joy, two things are needed: that over which we rejoice must both appear to us as good and actually be good. Joy is a fruit of truthful seeing of genuine goods. An essential part of this truthful ...

(Psalm 43:4). When barren Hannah finally had a child, she did not rejoice in Samuel; she rejoiced in the Lord. (1 Sam 2:1-10). As a matter of fact, immediately Samuel was weaned, she gave him ...

“Rejoice in the Lord, always, again I say rejoice” fluttered through my mind — only five hours after I’d taught from this passage. Sarah and I worked like rented mules getting the house read ...

In Christ, we have freedom from fear precisely through the fear of the Lord. All other fears subside and hold to their proper bounds as we rejoice and tremble before our Creator and Redeemer.

Yet just two verses earlier, Paul issues another command—one so important he felt it worth repeating: “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” (v. 4). It seems joy ...

I’m so thankful that the Lord answered our prayers and that he’s now safe. So, we just rejoice and thank the Lord,” Hatley said. While Josh and his family are all safe back in the United ...

First, the joy mentioned in the Torah is almost always “before God,” such as in Devarim 12:18: “And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God in all the endeavors of your hand.” ...