From a popular prayer journaling website (Every Moment Holy):

“Nothing good and right and true will be lost forever. All good things will be restored. Feast and be reminded! Take joy!”

And I would add that feasting, taking joy, believing that good things can and will be restored – and celebrating that essence of joy and hope and love – all of this together is one huge act of resistance.  RESIST! But that doesn’t necessarily mean that you are marching and carrying flags and running for political office and writing letters to your congresspeople.  Yes, those are all awesome facets of resistance, but by NOT LETTING “THEM” take away your joy and NOT LETTING “THEM” scare you so much as to control you – or to ignite in you destructive despair and anger – these are acts of resistance. 

Topics: Joy