A great paradox is the joy of
the Lord because often the joy is really a result of great sorrow that we
experience at the condition of our world, our culture and our neighbors. This sorrow is such a great longing for
universal partnering with God that is not only unmet but complete foreign to
our selves, it is a gift from God. That
is the paradox, the sorrow is a gift of caring, a joy that Love has come down
to you, freely and with no regard for your own sinfulness and your desire for
all others to experience this newness of meaning while at the same time living
with the truth that most will reject it.
This is in large part why we
make art; it is often trying to explain this paradox, the beauty of the joy of
sorrow.
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