JOY

J O Y...JOY...JOY

In quiet moments of reflection,

I feel a stirring of God's joy deep in my heart.

This is a joy that is waiting to be given full expression in my life.

I appreciate the happiness I feel in even the simplest of times:

when the fun-loving antics of a child cause me to laugh

or the sun shines warmly on my face

or I look into the face of a new-born child....

In quiet times and in times full with activity,

the joy of God wells up from deep within me and

overflows out to those around me.

And like a ripple in a pond,

joy spreads out touching person after person.

Joy also returns to me.....

I see it in the faces of others and hear it in their laughter.

I welcome the joy of God and its power to transform my life.

Joy brings out divine qualities in me as

I give it full expression in my life.

~Psalm 5:11..."Let all who take refuge in You rejoice;

let them ever sing for joy."