Last week I was walking down our church hallway with my head down and was greeted by a very jovial voice that said "Good Morning Bumper!" I looked up to see our head custodian Roberto standing there with a huge smile on his face. He came up to me, put his arm around me and asked me how I was doing? I replied I was fine and in turn asked him the same, his smile got even bigger and he responded by saying "I am so happy, we all are, because we have Jesus!" and then he got back to doing whatever it was he was doing before I walked down the hallway.
That brief conversation has stuck with me for several reasons. The first is because I know how genuine Roberto's happiness and joy is. I know this is not a happiness born from wealth or prosperity as some would have us believe, but it is because as he said "he has Jesus!" It also stuck with me because to be honest it was a tad convicting. I claim the same Jesus that Roberto does, but do I let it permeate and impact every facet of my life? Do I let the love of Jesus flow so freely and abundantly that I can not help it that it makes me happy?
We are coming up on Christmas, one of my favorite times of the year. I hope we are happy!
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