Life to Joy
God said:
Yes, I hear a recurrent refrain in the world in one form or another like this:
"Beloved God, yesterday, at the supermarket, an old friend came over to tell me how good I look. Looks aren’t everything by a long shot, yet, wow, what a fine message this was to hear!
"What if every day l receive this message instead of so many of the messages I hear day end and day out? I would like a message like this every day and even greater than this!
"God, it cannot be in the natural scheme of life to be heartsick over age in Life. It cannot be that decline and disappointment are meant to tell the story of our lives.
"This friend, who cheered me, is certainly one of the most happy most loving people I know. It must be that happy and loving are the same. Such a little thing I grasp at. What good is anything without cheer?
“God, what happened to my happiness, the remembered days when I was eager to jump out of bed in the morning to see what every day would bring? How did all my once-anticipated joy turn to dust? How do I restore my Life to Joy?”
Dear One, now I take you aside from the madding crowd. I tell you in no uncertain terms that you are not to feel down and out because you looked away or askance at joy, dear one. This kind of atonement wears you out.
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