St. Paul, in his letter to the Romans, encourages the faithful to rejoice in the Lord, always. This means we rejoice in the Lord even when we are struggling to cooperate with God’s grace. We rejoice even when we experience difficulty in making straight crooked paths. We rejoice even in we face the truth of our sinfulness. We rejoice even when we fall short of realizing our call and purpose. We rejoice not in the sin and weakness, but because His mercy endures forever, because the Lord will never allow us to be tempted beyond what we can bear, because where sin and weakness abound, His grace abounds all the more.
