Overview: Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary TimeA Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary TimeCome with joy into the presence of the Lord. It’s rare that a desire to thank God comes to me effortlessly. When things change, the time will no longer be right for this same kind of behavior; a new time will call for different practices altogether. When suffering in the world is rampant, when someone is always in need of a prayer or a sacrifice, where does joy belong? Does God want it?