Joy to the world
Joy to the world is one of my favourite Christmas carols. You cant help but smile as you sing it and the words and tune blend perfectly to deliver the joy it promises. Christmas is supposed to be a joyful time, but of course for lots of us it isnt, It's either super stressful, or unbearably sad, or very difficult. This year might prove to be one of the most extraordinary Christmas in our lifetimes. Pandemic pandemonium. How to approach this advent season and re-capture the wonder and joy which we know its all about? I suppose one of the bonuses of lockdown was that it gave us time to think. And one of the many random thoughts that come to me over the summer was about worship and joy. For some reason I think I have always approached worship with the thought that the end result, by and large, should be joy. I have always found music and singing a joyful enterprise. I love it. I've always found that being thankfu...