Songs of Joy
December 14, 2025

If you've ever felt that post-holiday letdown after chasing the 'perfect gift,' the powerful story of Mary and Elizabeth shows us that lasting joy isn't something we find, but something that has already found us in Jesus. By recognizing 'the King has come' to break through the frozen parts of our lives, we access a deep gladness that is worth celebrating.
References:
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The White Witch and the state of Narnia where it was, "always winter and never Christmas."
- The Chronicles of Narnia: "And Lucy felt running through her that deep shiver of gladness which you only get if you are being solemn and still."
- G.K. Chesterton: Joy is "the gigantic secret of the Christian."
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