Be inwardly ever newly joyous, like the ever-fresh laughing waters of a gurgling brook.
Joy is prayer; joy is strength, joy is love. God loves a cheerful giver. The best way we can show our gratitude to God and the people is to accept everything with joy.
Once I accepted Christ I immediately had peace. I still didn't have a place to live, I still didn't have a car, but I had peace.
If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.
I had joy always, because 'the joy of the Lord is my strength.' I mean, that is the truth.
I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.
It's wonderful to be grateful. To have that gratitude well out from deep within you and pour out in waves. Once you truly experience this, you will never want to give it up.
The countless gold of a merry heart, The rubies and pearls of a loving eye, The indolent never can bring to the mart, Nor the secret hoard up in his treasury.
May your heart always be joyful. May your song always be sung.
Good humor and laughter are far too wonderful not to come straight from the heart of God.
A rejoicing heart soon makes a praising tongue.
I encourage you from the depths of my heart and being to know that you have the full capacity and the right to make changes that will enliven your awareness, raise the succulent joy in your heart, and experience the vitality that comes from living in balance.
When I fell in love, all the shame and guilt I carried with me for years suddenly vanished.
Then my heart with pleasure fills And dances with the daffodils.
The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus.
A merry heart doeth good like medicine.
A Christian is never bored or sad. Rather, the one who loves Christ is full of joy and radiates joy.
Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a water'd shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit.
A joyful heart is like the sunshine of God's love, the hope of eternal happiness.
I'll sing forever.
If we are truly in love with Christ and if we sense how much he loves us, our heart will 'light up' with a joy that spreads to everyone around us.
If you are not radiant with joy and friendliness, if you are not filled to overflowing with love and goodwill for all beings and all creatures and all creation, one thing is certain: you do not know God!
Comedy keeps the heart sweet.
The joyful heart sees and reads the world with a sense of freedom and graciousness.
