You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Psalm 16:11 NIV
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Joy is distinctly a Christian word and a Christian thing.
It is the reverse of happiness.
Happiness is the result of what happens of an agreeable sort.
Joy has its springs deep down inside.
And that spring never runs dry, no matter what happens.
Only Jesus gives that joy.
He had joy, singing its music within, even under the shadow of the cross.
S.D. Gordon
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I have told you this so that my joy may be in you
and that your joy may be complete.
John 15:11 NIV
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It is His joy that remains in us that makes our joy full.
A. B. Simpson
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But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
Psalm 5:11 NIV
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God made us for joy.
God is joy,
& the joy of living reflects the original joy
that God felt in creating us.
Pope John Paul II
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Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Psalm 90:14 NIV
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“There is not one blade of grass,
there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.”
John Calvin
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Bring joy to your servant, Lord,
for I put my trust in you.
Psalm 86:4 NIV
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“Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.”
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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The Lord has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy.
Psalm 126:3 NIV
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“The root of joy is gratefulness…
It is not joy that makes us grateful;
it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”
Brother David Steindl-Rast