Day 14

Hope is Joy

James 1:2-3
"2Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,
whenever you face trials of many kinds. 3 because
you know that the testing of your faith produces
perseverance."

When I was ministering in the jail, I did a series of messages
on joy.  Happiness is based on emotions and good circumstances, pure Joy comes from Jesus.  We can find Joy in any circumstance when we are walking in the foot steps of Christ.  He created us to have joy.
There is a form of True Happiness and according to our Prophet Joseph Smith he said,  "Happiness is the object and design of our existence ad will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads us to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all of God's commandments."

Joy is a series of notes
playfully skillfully
gliding along in each measure.
The joy of Christ rings out
a church bell echoing
reaching the ears of his people.
Joy in the Lord is like wings of Eagles
flying high above the storms.
written by: Jeri Burt
  

 

                                       
                                                                photo by: Jeri Burt