Advent 15--Rejoice! Rethinkchurch.org

    So during our Thanksgiving gathering of over 26 people, a visiting dog ate the turkey.  Yes that is right, as the turkey was tucked in a snowdrift to keep cool, with the refrigerator full of a ham and side dishes to feed this crew--the dog found a treasure and did what any dog would do--dug in.
   Well after the dust, snow, debris settled one question remained for our 3 year old grandson "Did the dog eat the cranberry sauce?"  When he was told there was plenty of cranberry sauce he rejoiced!
    So often we get caught up in what is "suppose" to make us happy when typically anyone of us would be plenty happy with a little less than the main course.
    This advent experiment with the idea of rejoicing with less.  Ask yourself "What great joy is in the thing I am most likely to take for granted?"
The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; (in our case the dog will relish the turkey) and a little child will lead them.

Isaiah 11:6