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Joy is that which compels us to celebrate life. We experience joy when, during the bleakest of circumstances, we move forward with the expectation that life continues to persist.

The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) application portal opens on Wednesday, Jan. 7, for United Methodist students seeking scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study at colleges, universities, and seminaries worldwide.

Even though we experience peace as something that comes from outside of us, it begins within. It begins with us deciding to be fully present when in the company of a loved one. Peace begins with conquering our fears by deciding to increase our love.

To have hope is not to wish for something better. Hope is to see the life that is already here. Hope is to participate in the good that is already here. Henri Matisse believed that flowers are always visible to those who want to see them.

Sometimes we are so good at othering. By doing this, we effectively objectify the one we disagree with. I think we are called to be better. I think we are to see the other not as an object but as a member of the human family. We are a part of the same family.