Quote of the Day (Eugene Peterson, on How Faith ‘Begins and Ends With Joy’)

“The story of our faith, our very existence, begins and ends with joy. Joy at the beginning, joy at the end, joy everywhere in between. Joy is God’s creation and gift. No authentic biblical faith is conceivable that is not permeated with it.”—Presbyterian pastor and scholar Eugene Peterson (1932-2018), As Kingfishers Catch Fire: A Conversation on the Ways of God Formed by the Words of God (2017)