Joy Petroelje

Read: Isaiah 65:17-25 I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress.

Read: James 1:16-18 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to

Read: 1 Samuel 2:1-10 The LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. (v. 3) The pursuit of knowledge is admirable, necessary, and life-changing. We often

Read: John 1:9-18 From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. (v. 16) I am much better at offering grace to another than I am at receiving it

Read: Genesis 42:14-25 Then [Joseph] turned away from [his brothers] and wept. (v. 24) Joseph’s story in the book of Genesis is a poignant reminder that God is at work

Read: Deuteronomy 11:13-25 Your obedience will give you a long life on the soil that God promised to give your ancestors and their children. (Deut. 11:9 The Message) By the

Read: Luke 10:38-42 Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her. (v. 42 NIV) While we often think of autumn as a season

Read: Genesis 8:13-22 While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease. (v. 22) Summer is a season many of

Read: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (v. 17) The spring season receives