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"Your joy no man taketh from you"
I used to think that experiencing joy in my life was out of my control. When I felt joyful, it was wonderful. But when I didn't, there wasn't much I could do except wait. Something Christ Jesus said, however, began to change that notion. While preparing his disciples for his impending crucifixion, he included a lesson on rejoicing, making a remarkable statement that seems to me a law: "... your joy no man taketh from you" (John 16:22).
That statement—so full of conviction and comfort—rang with new meaning at a time when, once again, joy seemed to be slipping away. Events were dragging me down. Suddenly I realized that I must guard the buoyancy of my thought.

August 4, 1997 issue
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TO OUR READERS
The Editors
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It's great to be a child!
Ruth Elizabeth Jenks
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Thanks, Mom!
Lucy Chambers Karwell
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"Your joy no man taketh from you"
Laura C. Lawrence
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God is real? Prove it
Laura K. Robinson-Long
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School space, politics, and God's beloved child
Gayle Miller Huizinga
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Spirituality: an antidote to crime
Margaret Coleman Brown Poyser
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There is a right way out
Louise Clarke Harsch
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The day I lost my wallet...
Cornelia Schacht with contributions from Rita Klintwort de Almeida
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Dear Sentinel
with contributions from Sean Evans, Mary MacDermott, Rachel Draskovich, Tupele-Ebi Diffa, Robin Raflo
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Women and spirituality
by Kim Shippey
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Praying for—and with—your child
Mary Metzner Trammell
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About three years ago I was at a softball practice, and my team...
Amy Berg with contributions from Barbara Mary Berg
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When I was a young adult I was living alone in my parents'...
Stephanie L. Deher
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About a year ago I was out on my porch deck watering plants...
Lulu S. Hoerner