“Joy is the serious business of heaven.” – C. S. Lewis, in Letters to Malcolm
“The joy of the Lord is your strength.” – Nehemiah 8:10
“Joy is the serious business of heaven.” – C. S. Lewis, in Letters to Malcolm
“The joy of the Lord is your strength.” – Nehemiah 8:10
Jerusalem was destroyed. The exiles who returned now had to rebuild the city beginning with the Temple. We might compare this to rebuilding after 9/11 or any of the personal “Ground Zeroes” that tragically upend our lives.
Ezra 1-6.mp3
(Sorry about the bit of silence at around the 38 minute mark. Not sure what happened there. If you keep listening, the sound comes back.)