It’s a pity the word ‘glee’ has been kidnapped and used for purposes obviously never designed for it. Glee is a beautiful word.
Go ahead look it up. (I’m not going to do all the work!)
What I think of when I consider the word glee (before the kidnapping) is of a child rubbing their hands with a huge smile on their face as their eyes bulge at the sight of their favourite dessert. That uncontainable expression is quite something to see. I can’t help having a huge grin myself.
It’s such a beautiful sight. It’s so full of joy.
When the marvelous Creator gets to living creatures it’s almost as though He’s that child with the large helping of double chocolate gateaux with chocolate ice cream. Such is His delight He does what to this day is one of THE most amazing acts any living being can do.
He blesses.
It’s one thing to put something in place, it’s another thing to have it embossed with the delightful signature and creative fruitful capacity from the Creator Himself.
Blessed.
To the birds and fishes He releases to be fruitful, multiply and fill the sky and the sea. To humanity they get this PLUS the opportunity to put the earth to its best use and look after it.
It’s the Creator smiling with glee at His creation and encouraging them to enjoy themselves and perpetuate that enjoyment to its full for them and those that follow. In a real way every blessing has the desire to bring us back to that initial plan. Humans were never created to exploit, abuse and waste the resources around them. They were made to be fruitful – that is a blessing of peace and productivity.
As the generous God of creation blesses, so He has placed in the core of His creation a similar capacity to generously enable others to be fruitful.
There’s more to an act of giving the child that which gives them glee than indulging them. There is the behaviour that says in the same way we have received glee, so we can provide opportunities for others to enjoy that glee. Such generous living isn’t dependent on materials – it’s a matter of the heart.
It’s the desire to bless even as we look to the God who loves to bless.
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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