Joy is of our making, and it is most easily made when we acknowledge God.\u00c2\u00a0 I am inclined to say that acknowledging God is a necessary exercise.\u00c2\u00a0 At least I have found it so.\u00c2\u00a0 As I have said already, our minds can hold but a single thought.\u00c2\u00a0 If God is in that thought, every experience has the capacity to instill joy in us. . . .<\/p>\n
Joy is always available to us moment by moment.\u00c2\u00a0 But we must keep our minds open and pay attention.\u00c2\u00a0 A closed mind or a mind filled with fear or judgment will never know joy.\u00c2\u00a0 A red rose beginning to open, a willow tree swaying in the breeze, the rainbow after a shower, the dew glistening on each blade of grass in the early morning, a baby taking her first steps — all of these moments hold the potential for joy.\u00c2\u00a0 Every moment of every day we can see evidence of God everywhere.\u00c2\u00a0 And we can feel overjoyed by this evidence if we want to.\u00c2\u00a0 The decision is ours.<\/p>\n
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