Oct 24 Daily Devotional

October 24: Cultivating Joy in the Journey

• Scriptural: Nehemiah 8:10 — “Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
• Reflection: Even amid transition and uncertainty, joy is a divine gift that sustains us. Choosing joy helps us remain resilient and aligned with God’s hope in every season. And yes, we can choose joy.
  Theologian Henri Nouwen writes, “I am convinced we can choose joy. Every moment we decide to respond to an event or a person with joy instead of sadness. When we truly believe that God is life and only life, then nothing need have the power to draw us into the sad realm of death. To choose joy does not mean to choose happy feelings or an artificial atmosphere of hilarity. But it does mean the determination to let whatever takes place bring us one step closer to the God of life.”
• Spiritual Practice: List three reasons to rejoice today, even in small things.

Song:

• “Joyful” by Dante Bowe: https://youtu.be/zwvSKPOaQVg?si=P4HsVoG-9fkTnNXv