2. celebration month: righteousness, peace & joy
Enjoy life!
1Tim 6:17 God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
Gen 1:31 God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.
Heb 1:9 God has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions.

3. celebration month: righteousness, peace & joy
God Rested
Gen 2: 2-3And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested
on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 3 Then God blessed the seventh
day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and
made.

4. celebration month: righteousness, peace & joy
Jesus rested His
Disciples
Mark 6:30-31 The apostles then rendezvoused with Jesus and reported on all that they
had done and taught. Jesus said, "Come off by yourselves; let's take a break and get a little
rest." For there was constant coming and going. They didn't even have time to eat.

5. celebration month: righteousness, peace & joy
Rest is not laziness
Prov 6:9-11So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing? How long before you
get out of bed? A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it
easy—do you know what comes next? Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life,
poverty your permanent houseguest!

6. celebration month: righteousness, peace & joy
Food:
nutrition, fellowship,
enjoyment, connection,
thanksgiving
Matt 26:17-19 On the first of the Days of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus
and said, "Where do you want us to prepare your Passover meal?" He said, "Enter the city.
Go up to a certain man and say, 'The Teacher says, My time is near. I and my disciples plan
to celebrate the Passover meal at your house.'" The disciples followed Jesus' instructions to
the letter, and prepared the Passover meal.

7. celebration month: righteousness, peace & joy
Laughter
Gen 17:19 Your wife, Sarah, will have a baby, a son. Name him Laughter[Isaac].
Mark 12:24And regarding the dead, whether or not they are raised, don't you ever read the
Bible? How God at the bush said to Moses, 'I am—not was—the God of Abraham, the God
of [Laughter] Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? The living God is God of the living, not the
dead. You're way, way off base."

8. celebration month: righteousness, peace & joy
Laughter
Physical Health Benefits: Mental Health Benefits: Social Benefits:
* Boosts immunity * Adds joy and zest to life * Strengthens relationships
* Lowers stress hormones * Eases anxiety and fear * Attracts others to us
* Decreases pain * Relieves stress * Enhances teamwork
* Relaxes your muscles * Improves mood * Helps defuse conflict
* Prevents heart disease * Enhances resilience * Promotes group bonding