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  Word of God  
 
O God...
restore my joy in your salvation;
sustain in me a willing spirit.
Pslam 51:14
 



And what is God?
Supreme happiness, that is all.

 
St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, 19th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Take delight in the Lord,
and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4
 




If you desire to be happy,
make God your final and ultimate goal.

 
'The Imitation of Christ', Thomas a Kempis, 15th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Rejoice in the Lord always.
Philippians 4:4
 




In no way give way to sadness, the enemy of devotion.

 
St. Francis de Sales, 17th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will find joy in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk 3:18
 


Let us find our joy in God
who gives himself wholly to us to be our only blessing.

 
Jean Pierre de Caussade SJ, 18th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The joy that the Lord gives you
will make you strong.
Nehmiah 8:10
 




What are God's servants but his minstrels
who must inspire the hearts of men and stir them to joy!

 
St. Francis of Assisi, 13th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
No one will take your joy from you.
Jesus; John 16:22
 



Joy is the echo of God’s life within us.

 
Bl. Don Marmion, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Look to God that you may be radiant with joy.
Psalm 34:7
 



Look to God as a sunflower looks to the sun for life.

 
St. Julie Billart, 19th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
...That your joy may be full.
Jesus; John 15:11
 




In heaven, the joy and gladness of one will be as great
as the joy of all.

 
St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century

 

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