ever there are always explicit instructions about feelings as well as actions. ?????? it is a time to rejoice before the Lord with your family and household?????? Deuteronomy 16:11 ???It is a time of deep thanksgiving to the Lord for blessing you with a good harvest and in so many other ways; it shall be a time of great joy.??? Deuteronomy 16:15 And then there is the big one, the Year of Jubilee.