My reading in Psalms yesterday was Psalms 96 through 100.

Psalms 96:11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
Let the sea roar, and all it contains;

Psalms 97:12 Be glad in the Lord, you righteous ones,
And give thanks to His holy name.

Psalms 98:4 Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises.

Psalms 99:5 Exalt the Lord our God And worship at His footstool;
Holy is He.

Psalms 100:2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing.

As Patty and I get older the trials increase exponentially it seems. So we need to make the extra effort to rejoice always, not grumble, or feel sorry for ourselves. I am memorizing these five chapters and meditating on them so I can do as well as she does. She broke or cracked a rib and is in intense pain. It seems almost as painful to watch her in pain as it would be to have the pain. If it were possible I would take all of her pain on myself, but then I would have to work hard at not feeling like a martyr.

God usually doesn’t take away the pain but He does give strength and joy.