What it means to be merry

Published: Sat, 12/24/16

I was about to jot you a quick note to wish you a Merry Christmas when I saw this from my friend George Grant.

It was too good not to pass on...

Especially if you ever wondered what the word 'merry' means:

"The word “merry” is from an old Anglo-Saxon word which literally meant "valiant," “illustrious,” “great,” or “mighty.” Thus, to be merry was not merely to be mirthful, but to be joyously strong and gallant. In Shakespeare we read of fiercely courageous soldiers who were called “merry men.” Strong winds were “merry gales.” Fine days were marked by “merry weather.” So, when we wish one another "Merry Christmas," we are really exhorting one another to take heart and to stand fast!"

With the birth of Christ there is much to be merry about.

A Savior has been born, and through Him you've been restored to your God-given purpose...

And you're able to live in that purpose each and every day.

Be strong.

Be joyful.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas, indeed!

Get Dominion,

David Bostrom


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"And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth" (Genesis 1:28).


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