«I know you're proud of me, and that fills
me with everlasting joy,» she said, beaming at the brothers in the audience.
Not exact matches
It's more like «If you believe in me and accept my sacrifice to erase your wrongdoings, than I will provide you
with everlasting peace and
joy available only to those who trust in me»
Because there are two periods of time — the one that now is, beset
with the trials and troubles of this life, and the other yet to come, a life of
everlasting serenity and
joy — we are given two liturgical seasons, one before Easter and the other after.
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, And come
with singing to Zion;
Everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain
joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
«No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come upon it; they shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there, and the ransomed of the Lord shall return
with singing and
everlasting joy.»
... 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.»
And the ransomed of Yahweh shall return, and come
with singing to Zion;
Everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain
joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Our life was founded, it was established and hidden in Christ before anything ever was... Thus all our happiness being connected
with Him, we become sharers
with Him in the
everlasting joys of heaven.»
At that instant of time when I gave all up to him to do
with me as he pleased, and was willing that God should rule over me at his pleasure, redeeming love broke into my soul
with repeated scriptures,
with such power that my whole soul seemed to be melted down
with love; the burden of guilt and condemnation was gone, darkness was expelled, my heart humbled and filled
with gratitude, and my whole soul, that was a few minutes ago groaning under mountains of death, and crying to an unknown God for help, was now filled
with immortal love, soaring on the wings of faith, freed from the chains of death and darkness, and crying out, My Lord and my God; thou art my rock and my fortress, my shield and my high tower, my life, my
joy, my present and my
everlasting portion.
There is the sheer giving and ecstatic happiness in being possessed by
everlasting love, and concomitantly
with this and fusing
with it is the
joy of possessing God as He is by means of the beatific vision.36
Just so the Lord would now mock the might of Babylon and, overcoming all natural obstacles, would conduct his people home to Zion «
with songs and
everlasting joy upon their heads.»
In Vaclav & Lena Haley Tanner has created two unforgettable young protagonists who evoke the
joy, the confusion, and the passion of having a profound,
everlasting connection
with someone else.