While it's true that the arrival of Jesus gives us so much to celebrate, there are many of us who have difficulty celebrating during this time of year. We can be thankful for the musical reminders which bring us back to Jesus even in the midst of our most stressful moments. For example, when we sing the classic Issac Watts hymn "Joy to the World," it could be that we're not only singing to the world.  We're singing to ourselves. Watts couldn't have realized what a mainstay of the Advent season "Joy to the World" would become. He appears to have based the song on Psalm 98, which describes the second coming of Jesus, when He will come and rule the world with truth and grace. It's also clear that Watts believed the way to find lasting joy is to receive the King that God sent to transform our lives, both at His first arrival as well as the second.  The subsequent verses describe the difference the arrival of the King makes. There are layers of meaning in each of his four verses which we'll unpack this Sunday as we continue our series A Theology of Carols. I hope you are reminded of the joy that can be found in our response to Jesus' arrival.