“When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.” They rejoiced with her. When there is something joyful we experience in life, we don’t want to keep that happiness only to ourselves. We want to share it with others because there is always more joy when we share it. However, there are some of us who may simply say: Congratulations, I am so happy for you. But inside they become envious or even angry that what happened to you did not happen to them. Perhaps you react like that also when your friend or relative is blessed with something that you were waiting a long time for. You may ask God: Why him, why her, why not me? and become jealous. God blesses all of us with many gifts; we just need to recognize them and be thankful and share our joy with others and let them share their joys with us.
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