Fellowship of Joy 

I am of the fellowship of joy 

Jesus is my joy

For he is as my friend, lover, savior

The father is my joy

For he is my creator, master, king

The spirit is my joy

For he is my helper, comforter, guide

The church is my joy

For they are, my family, body, brotherhood

With Jesus, the father, the spirit, the church

My joy is complete

My purpose is sure

My needs are met

This is my joy, but the world is still broken. 

There is still loss, pain, death.

This is my joy, but I am still broken. 

I still doubt, fear, sin.

But this is the present, really, a feeling

But my joy is also a fact, rooted in the past

For I am forgiven, the war has been won.

And my joy is a hope of a future to be

A hope of a home of perfect rest

A hope of perfect worship of perfect love

A hope of a place where I truly belong

A hope of a faith made sight

My joy is a fact, a feeling, a hope

This is my creed, my calling, my choice

Will you join the fellowship of joy?

7/2023

Fellowship of Joy was written while I was reflecting on what it means to live a life of joy even while the circumstances around us don't necessarily lend to feelings of joy.

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