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The Pursuit of Happiness Daily Devotional -3

by David Joynt on January 05, 2021


PHILIPPIANS 1:3-4 | 3 I thank my God every time I remember you, 4 constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you. 

How do you feel when you think about your closest friends and relatives? Paul kept a list of people and communities he prayed for and when he got to the Philippians, his prayers were joyful and thankful. What a blessing to know and be known, to experience loyalty and trust, to share worthwhile and holy work, to have common history and purpose, to exercise mutual care, and to carry one another on our hearts. 

Take some time today to remember several people with gratitude and joy, then pray for them. 

Who do you pray for regularly?

 

Tags: prayer, gratitude, people

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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