{"id":588,"date":"2019-04-14T05:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/?p=588"},"modified":"2020-04-02T10:08:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:08:43","slug":"a-joyous-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/?p=588","title":{"rendered":"A Joyous Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<audio id=\"wp_mep_1\" src=\"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/m4a\/Journey%20Notes%2040%20A%20Joyous%20Journey%20Accomp.m4a\"     controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"  >\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/audio>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n\t$('#wp_mep_1').mediaelementplayer({\r\n\t\tm:1\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen']\r\n\t\t,audioWidth:,audioHeight:\r\n\t});\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<p>Sometimes we can learn about others just by watching the people around us.\u00a0 For example, have you ever seen someone who <em>looked<\/em> happy?\u00a0 Maybe it was their smile or the bounce in their step.\u00a0 Whatever it was, you could really sense that they were happy.<\/p>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s take it another step.\u00a0\u00a0Have you ever watched other people&#8217;s reactions when they encountered that happy person?\u00a0 Happiness is remarkably contageous.\u00a0 Smiles are met with more smiles.\u00a0 Body language changes.\u00a0 Pleasant greetings are shared, and sometimes there is an exchange about the reason for the happiness.<\/p>\n<p>We have a reason for our pilgrim journey.\u00a0 It is the best reason to be happy that the world has ever known.\u00a0 Jesus came.\u00a0 He faced the cross and conquered death.\u00a0 As we walk the path, is there any chance that other people can see our joy?\u00a0 Does it show on our faces?\u00a0 Does it shape our actions?\u00a0 Does it determine the words we choose?\u00a0 It should!<\/p>\n<p><em>Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know<\/em> was written by Johann C. 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Kennedy.\u00a0 In his opening line, Schwedler invites the listener to ask about the reason for his joy.\u00a0 Carry these words in your heart today.\u00a0 Show them in your smile.\u00a0 Live them in your life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ask ye what great thing I know,<br \/>\nthat delights and stirs me so?<br \/>\nWhat the high reward I win?<br \/>\nWhose the name I glory in?<br \/>\nJesus Christ, the crucified.<\/p>\n<p>Continue your journey today so that your life says, &#8220;Ask me about my joy.&#8221;\u00a0 When people ask, don&#8217;t hesitate to share the same good news of Jesus Christ that Schwedler proclaimed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know (United Methodist Hymnal #163)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cYZO6uI0cXI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Follow the Path!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><em><strong>CARadke<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[Use with <em>Peace in Promise<\/em>, day 40 of <a title=\"Order your copy of A Labyrinth Pilgrimage today!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/3366946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>A Labyrinth Pilgrimage<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes we can learn about others just by watching the people around us.\u00a0 For example, have you ever seen someone who looked happy?\u00a0 Maybe it was their smile or the bounce in their step.\u00a0 Whatever it was, you could really &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/?p=588\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thoughts-about-the-journey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=588"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1094,"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588\/revisions\/1094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}