Why this little round creation brings so much
joy has always been a bit of a mystery to me.
Open these lyrical pages and slow down to discover the joy you've always been looking for.
Sometimes it has caused him angst, but, as he says,
the joys have always outweighed the defeats.
Not exact matches
The Socially - Responsible Entrepreneur: It's Not
Always About You One of the
joys of entrepreneurship is
having the ability to make the world a better place.
And they share their belief that if you want real wealth in your life, you
have to cultivate
joy, surround yourself with people that make you better, and
always find a way to give back.
I
've always felt the strongest connection to Jesus» first disciples when I read about their various responses to the events of Passion Week — the confidence following Jesus» triumphant entry into Jerusalem, the fear after his arrest, the doubt and despair in the shadow of the cross, the surprising
joy of meeting the resurrected Lord.
«If I live in a world that
has no meaning beyond my own biography, my own personal pains and
joys, I will experience an emptiness that
always threatens to render even my most joyous moments «meaningless.»
The fruits of the spirit — love,
joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control —
have no numerical values associated with them, and living like Jesus is not
always popular.
She
has always called me her «Unexpected
joy.»
Our tradition
has always been interested in techniques for evoking
joy.
Blessed are you, O Lord, who nourish me from my youth and who give food to all flesh, fill our hearts with
joy and gladness, that
having always what is sufficient for us, we may use what is over for every good work, in Christ Jesus our Lord, through whom glory, honor and worship be to you for ever.
Nature
has always sent its springlike burst of
joy at birth and its muted wintry chill of death.
I do not know Bishop Gilbert personally, but I imagine the same might be said of him as was said of an early Cistercian, Blessed David of Himmerod, who was
always smiling: «he
had, like the saint, a face shining with
joy.
But almost
always they get to the same place I
have... they get over their addiction, see it for what it is, and eventually evolve to a place where they experience peace of mind and even
joy.
If the Feast of the Holy Innocents
has a moral meaning, then, it must be this: God's election of our suffering is
always enfolded within the greater election of our ultimate
joy.
I
have always been happy, never
had issues I find there is ZERO loss of freedom or
joy as a Christian.
Whenever he
would do this, everyone in the class
would always laugh and snicker because they never took anything seriously and took more
joy in pointing fingers.
We may not
always be happy about everything that goes on in our lives, but if we know the Saviour, as Spafford did, we can
have true
joy and peace that will sustain us through any trial!
Sure, we can express our praise and
joy, but we
've always known that.
There is
always the danger that, when once the
joy of the Easter message
has been heard, the cross will be forgotten or gilded over.
In an unfallen world it
would always have been welcomed with
joy, but the reality of sin means that it is most often heard either with a sadness borne of honesty that leads to repentance and peace, or else by a shrug of dismissive indifference and then by bitter and angry rejection — well, the Lord spoke frankly about the lethal danger that lay down that road!
... He is therefore happy in God, yea,
always happy, as
having in him «a well of water springing up into everlasting life», and «overflowing his soul with peace and
joy.»
But the posts or essays that I write for the
joy of creation, when the muse is present, and I simply need to write and I
have no agenda beyond saying what needs to be said, for some reason, those are
always the posts that take off.
I will admit that there are times (but not
always) when genuine smiles on others seem fake and plastic because I just can't fathom any reason to
have that kind of
joy — even if I
have experienced it at one time myself.
Once again, it must be made clear that talk of enrichment is not meant to suggest that God becomes any more «God» than he
always has been; what is intended by such language is simply that, because God is supremely related to all occasions, these various occurrences provide material for his fuller expression in relationship with creation and at the same time bring about an enhancement of the divine
joy as well as a participation through «suffering» (or sharing as participation) in all that takes place in the world.
I believe the spiritual, the internal, will
always overpower the external but in order to experience that we
have to
have an upside down view of everything in that the physical is not ever as important as the spiritual — and this is something special a gift a freedom that is amazing and in our world of Ugg boots and cars with amazing technology, with the million catalogues that drop through the door or show their wares on our screens... to discover and experience the
joy of the internal spirit life is nowhere near as easy as it sounds — and once experienced it is an effort to hold to it and feed it for it to grown and be the power it is meant to be.
So a favorite topic
has always been discipleship and the responsibility, but even more the
joy and privilege, of communicating His Word to others.
Only, because it is
always a
joy to me to thank him to whom I am indebted, I
would thank Lessing for the one solitary hint of a Christian drama which is found in his Hamturg ~ Drama ~ urgieA» He, however, fixed his glance upon the purely divine side of the Christian life (the consummated victory) and hence he
had misgivings; perhaps he
would have expressed a different judgment if he
had paid more attention to the purely human side (theologia viatorum).
My husband
would always cry and I
would always laugh, tipping my head back with relief and
joy and clutching that new life to my breasts.
Even if I learned that God really doesn't exist, I
would still want to follow the basic principles of trying to live as a Christian because of the
joy my actions bring to myself and others by
always trying to put others first instead of being selfish and / or dishonest to get what I want like so many people who
have no faith choose to do,
-LSB-...] That Christ
always spoke of God the First Person of the Trinity as «my Father» in a special and proper sense, and regarded him as the source of his
joy and the goal of his homecoming, is evident from the incident when, as a boy of twelve, Christ showed a grave surprise that Mary and Joseph should
have looked for him as lost when they should
have realised that «I
would be at my Father's House» (Luke 2, 49)» -LCB- Catholicism, pp. 230 - 231).
Yes it is
always sad when the actions of employees of Christian orgs (dry ice reference) don't reflect the love Christ, but what a
joy to know that this is the very reason we need Christ who «came not to condemn the world but to save it»... «for all
have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God».
I
would pray, «Dear God, we know that you are
always with us, both in times of
joy and in times of pain.
Married 29 years — I am Christian and
have never
had a problem in the passion department — never felt guilty for returning to the Garden of Eden with my husband as a respite from this evil world — I
've always found absolute
joy and satisfaction with him — and I still think he's the hottest guy around — thank You Jesus for giving me this awesome blessing
And then there are some food memories that are so mundane, so routine, that I remember them for their simplicity, the taste of the meal, the emotions around the occurrence, the
joy in the repetition of knowing those foods
would always be a part of my life.
I
have been following this website since 2006 and it is
always a
joy to read.
Elana, growing up the mounds bar was my favorite candy bar, because I was a dark chocolate kind of gal — and I
always wished they
would make the almond
joy candy bar with dark chocolate rather than milk chocolate.
For me it was not really what we were eating but the
joy of all of us around the table talking, laughing and just enjoying each others company and my Father
would always compliment Mum on everything that she
had put on the table for us.
The kitchen
has always been a
joy filled place in my life.
Some of my favorite things (or «isms») she
has passed on to me are my incredibly high tolerance for coffee, the fact that mornings are not for talking (they are for slowly waking up to the world, multiple cups of coffee, mismatched pjs, terrible bedhead, and sleepy eyes), the
joy I get from watching old black and white movies and westerns (John Wayne,
always), a love for fuzzy socks (sorry Scott), all the weird voices she and I talk to each other in (also, sorry Scott), my love for peppermint patties, a super low - maintenece lifestyle, and the ability to find a childlike happiness in the tiniest of things.
Babyzilla
has a lot of food sensitivities, so making things she can and will eat is
always the challenge and
joy.
Through my life the exercise
has differed, due to changed needs and circumstanses — but there is
always something you can do to get that feeling of
joy and gratefulness over your body...
Like
always, your creations are devine and
have brought the
joy of baking back into my life.
Thank you for
always be so loving and supportive of me in this space, I genuinely appreciate it tons and hope you
have the most
joy filled weekend, ever.
Q: Dave, Collecting recipes and cooking
have always been hobbies and
joys in my life.
Collecting recipes and cooking
have always been hobbies and
joys in my life.
Since my brain is
always focused on butter and sugar, I wanted to give the new, soon to be very sleep deprived, second - time parents a special treat while they spent some time in the hospital with their new bundle of
joy (and something to feed the visiting guests who
have come to Ooo and Ahh over the cute baby toes).
Making and eating fluffy buns
has always been a
joy, but with the recent addition of our homemade diastatic malt, in our eyes, they reached perfection.
«I
always had a pure
joy of playing,» says Rader.
There are folks like Lattanzio whose pain will
always sting, but
had joy ironing a man's pants because he could relate to his hurt.