Choosing Joy- Christmas plays

I love Christmas plays. I love the chaos, right before the show. The leaders are all stressed and feeling like everything is going to go wrong. You see, I can say that now, cause I am just not as involved as I used to be. I get to sit in the audience and just watch. The teachers fret for weeks, trying to get everything to fall into place. Practice after practice and the little angels still make the same mistakes! Oh the stress and chaos of it all!
But year after year, it always happens the same. The teachers stress and the kids are so carefree. The teachers feel impending doom. Yet the night of the play, when all is said and done, it always goes fine. Everyone seems to know what to do. And maybe a glitch or two may occur,but nothing that can't be fixed or quickly overlooked.
It never fails, I am always left with tears in my eyes. It always touches my heart to see those honest little faces sweetly singing praises to God. It just makes the Christmas spirit swell up inside you. And all the chaos that the teachers have gone through, all melt away. It is beautiful. I love Christmas plays. Here I am, choosing Joy in Christmas plays.