"A cheerful heart has a continual feast"

CS Lewis says that "Joy is the serious business of heaven." The stereotypical Christian is probably someone who is a bit uptight, prudish, and humorless. CS Lewis turns that idea on its head and says that joy is the mark of the true Christian. I love this verse in the title from Proverbs 15:15. The joyful person had a continual, movable feast that goes with them wherever they go. Their joy isn't dependent upon where they are, what they have, or how things seem to be going, because they take joy in what is unchangeable - that by the power of the Spirit, they can draw near to God in each and every moment of their day and give thanks, seek wisdom, and to ask for help. May we live in that kind of joy today.

"The Joyful Christian," a collection of readings by CS Lewis.
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