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It happened three weeks before Christmas. My wife, Joanne, and I had just decorated the house. The family down the street had an inflatable Santa Claus. Our next-door neighbors had icicle lights. Us? Three big wooden signs strategically placed and illuminated with spotlights: Love, Joy<\/i> and Peace,<\/i> they read. The gifts of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n

What can I say? I\u2019m a pastor. My decorations had to mean something! People loved our display, a tradition since 1982. We were known as the Love, Joy and Peace House. Strangers would drive by all month to take pictures. Some would even leave us thank-you notes.<\/p>\n

So I couldn\u2019t believe it when I opened the front door one morning and discovered that the Joy sign was gone. The wires attaching it to the eaves had been clipped. Why on earth would someone do that?<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe the thief was depressed and thought stealing Joy would cheer him up,\u201d Joanne said.<\/p>\n

Read More: Holiday Memories Bring Hope<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

I had to laugh. But I also wondered. Why would God let someone steal my Joy?<\/i> I didn\u2019t have the time\u2014or the heart\u2014to make a new sign.<\/p>\n

By Christmas Eve, I still had no answers. Though I did get a good sermon out of the story\u2014how to find joy in a sometimes crazy season. After the service, one of my parishioners, Edyie, approached me, a tall man with shaggy brown hair at her side. She introduced him\u2014her ex-husband, Tom. I\u2019d heard a lot about his troubled past. Edyie had been hauling him to church recently in the hopes that it would do him some good. Now she wanted to know if I was available for couples counseling. I was happy to help. Tom didn\u2019t say a word until the very end.<\/p>\n

\u201cPastor, I can make you a new Joy sign if you\u2019d like,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m a carpenter, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019d be great,\u201d I said. \u201cLet\u2019s talk more after Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

We started the counseling sessions in early January. Week after week, Edyie and Tom would come and sit in my office. It was clear that Tom would rather be anywhere else. He was a man broken down by life. A grade-school dropout, an ex-con, a compulsive gambler and drug user. Underneath it all, though, I sensed that there was a tender soul that yearned to be free. He was the kind of guy who would give his last dollar to a stranger. And he sure loved Edyie, I could tell. But he had no interest in God, in forgiveness or in any other message of redemption I offered. After three months, I was ready to give up.<\/p>\n

Tom didn\u2019t forget the Joy sign, though. In April, he called to let me know that he\u2019d completed the project. I took him out for dinner to thank him. Tom seemed nervous. He fiddled with his menu, then put it down and blurted, \u201cPastor, I get it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGet what?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe key to love, joy and peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s God.\u201d<\/p>\n

The revelation had come a week earlier. Tom had been cutting the wood for the Joy sign when a strange thought crossed his mind. Where do love, joy and peace even come from?<\/i> And then it hit him: There is no love or peace without God! And that is the very key to joy. He was so convinced of the message that he used some extra plywood to make a fourth sign. One that said simply God.<\/i><\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t have been more shocked if he\u2019d told me he wanted to become a cake decorator. The Tom who sat before me\u2014humble, repentant, full of awe\u2014was not the same Tom who\u2019d been dragged in for couples counseling. Before I could respond, he bowed his head, right there in the middle of the restaurant.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod, I know I\u2019m a really big sinner,\u201d he prayed. \u201cI\u2019ve sure made a mess of my life. I need you to take over.\u201d<\/p>\n

That night, joy returned in more ways than one.<\/p>\n

Shop Guideposts: Give the Gift of Daily Devotionals<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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