Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 22
The devotions in Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing are organized by poem content and categorized by topic: Recovery, Family, Intercession, Purpose, and Worship. Each devotion begins with a description of the poem, followed by a section of Scripture application. Then the poem text is followed by a prayer that ties the description, Scripture, and poem into a meaningful devotion. After the section for “My Prayer” there is a section for the reader to add “Your Prayer.” My prayer for the book is that every devotion opens the heart of my reader to God’s healing touch.
“At the Turning by the Well” gives the details of a family wedding celebration.
From the book:
“It reminded me of the wedding supper of the Lamb. That family get-together with Jesus as the groom and His church as His bride marks a new beginning and a new story to tell for all believers. The followers of Christ, His church, represent the bride. Hosea describes this union in earthly terms. He speaks of God’s love for His people. “I will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness and justice, in love kindness and mercy.” (Hosea 2: 19-20 NKJV) God will treat us like a bride forever in righteousness and justice, love and
compassion. I’m up for that! Can you picture it with me?
“And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, ‘Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.’ And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, ‘Write: Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ And he said to me, ‘These are the true sayings of God.’” (Revelation 19:6-9 NKJV)
“At the Turning by the Well
There’s a celebration and a new story to tell
At the turning by the well.
Parents of the groom and parents of the bride
Lift high a glass and toast with pride.
A journey now begins with a unified endeavor
To love and cherish one another till forever.
Happy couple now surrounded
By those with love compounded.
For there’s a celebration and new story to tell
At the turning by the well.”
(Taylor, Joy S., Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing, 2026, Lily of the Valley Publishing Services, Indiana, pp. 55-56)
Come and join me on this journey of God’s healing. May a piece of my past lead you to a better future through God’s intervention. This is a compilation of prose, poetry and prayer to bring you closer to the Lord. Read. Pray. Heal.
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Joy S Taylor is a follower of Christ, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her workdays were spent using the Master of Science in Accounting degree that God graciously allowed at the age of, well, greater than 40. She led a divorce recovery support group sponsored by her church for seven years, and spent more than a decade in leadership roles for Celebrate Recovery and Care Net, using what God had done in her life to point others to the healing only Jesus gives. Now retired, she concentrates on writing for Jesus from her beloved hickory grove in Indiana, yet devotes some of her time to volunteering.