Joy

"It is great joy to love and be loved."

"There was a spring in his carefully measured step. He opened the door and let the sunlight in, as if opening himself up, letting pent-up energy out and, letting the world enter inside- letting the light illuminate him. It was strange to see him like that, a tad amusing perhaps. He had thought it over. He had decided to welcome me with happiness and joy and to present his best self to me, whenever I decide to come."

"And because she worshipped joy, Kira seldom laughed and did not go to see comedies in theaters. And because she felt a profound rebellion against the weighty, the tragic, the solemn, Kira had a solemn reverence for those songs of defiant gaiety."

"Blessed is the nightbird that sings for joy and not to be heard."

"Share your life with others. You will have a joyful life."

"God is not ignoring your prayers, He is working behind the scene perfecting all that concerns you, praise Him."

"There is no joy equal to that of being able to work for all humanity and doing what you're doing well."

"I remembered reading somewhere that if you smile at something, it automatically makes you happier."

"It wasn’t a normal joy, it was a bitter joy, but somehow the bitterness made the joy even more wonderful."

"Men ask for a rainbow in the cloud; but I would ask more from Thee. I would be, in my cloud, myself a rainbow -- a minister to others' joy. My patience will be perfect when it can work in the vineyard"

"Perhaps it was the darkness and secrecy that lent an extra layer of excitement to their meeting? Certainly, all of her other senses felt heightened to an almost unbearable extent. She couldn’t see, but she could hear the distant strains of dance music as the steady beat thrummed through her body; and she could feel so much with just one touch."

"But Jesus, our Advocate, presents an effectual plea in behalf of all who by repentance and faith have committed the keeping of their souls to Him. He pleads their cause, and by the mighty arguments of Calvary vanquishes their accuser."

"death is a joyous journey for the purposeful life and a melancholy for the mediocre life"

"Starting the day—Another chance to be new again. How many of us still wish for that? To be your own sunrise. To awaken like a prayer—both solemn and joyful at still being alive . . ."

"It was a perfect moment and she was shocked to feel a tear roll slowly down her cheek. The warm droplet reached his finger where it lay against her skin, and even though it was far too dark to see anything clearly, she sensed that he was bringing it up to his mouth."

"If we were perfect—if there were no remaining corruption in our hearts—there would be no fight. There would be no obstacles to overcome. We won’t fight for joy in heaven. But we are not there yet."

"We have been shown how to fight hate without becoming hate ourselves. We have been given a Companion and a Friend and not just a good idea. We have been given joy in the midst of failure, and not just a way of winning or being right."

"Nobody really cares if you’re miserable, so you might as well be happy and the make the most of where you are."

"There would be no obstacles to overcome. We won’t fight for joy in heaven. But we are not there yet."

"So difficult is it for us to know, with the dead as with the living, whether a thing would cause them joy or sorrow!"