I will turn their mourning into joy, I will console and gladden them after their sorrows.  (Jeremiah 31:13)

This is God’s promise to you and to us ALL!  We are sorrowful, we are mourning, we certainly aren’t living the way we all want, we are in need of consolation, and we are in need of some joy, but God is here in all of this and the day is coming when we shall be joyful and glad!  We can wait for the virus to go away and for the quarantine to end for that joy OR we can choose to be joyful and glad with the LORD as we sit with our families, as we open the Bible more, as we watch church services together on the computer, as we gather around the dinner table as one, as we have video chats with friends and family, as we unite in prayer daily, as we pass the faith onto our kids, or as we get to just spend some time in peace and quiet.  God isn’t just going to bring us joy and gladness someday, but God is already doing it today!  Rejoice and be glad, my sisters and brothers in Christ, because God is already right here and he’s here right now!  Amen!