Joy is always just a thought away.
While
receiving a gift may make me happy, unadorned joy is itself one of the
greatest gifts I can experience. Joy lifts my heart. As I exude
happiness, others are uplifted as well. Joy may be quiet, such as
the tug at my heart I feel when I see a child happily playing. It may be
boisterous, like shared laughter that brings tears to my eyes. Yet all
joy is an experience of the heart—an experience of God. Joy is
always just a thought away. When I am experiencing stress in my life, I
stop to remember my many blessings. I think of kindnesses given and
received. My spirits are lifted as I recall the good I have witnessed in so many people and circumstances.
When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy.—Matthew 2:10
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