Article February 26, 1979 Issue

Be a joy-giver

FRANCES FIGGINS

As childhood leaves us, too often the laughter goes with it. Sometimes half a smile is the best that visits the somber faces of many modern men and women. Though bearing responsibilities, people should still take time to be happy, to laugh, and above all to realize the true nature and source of joy.

True joy is wholly spiritual, because it comes from divine Spirit, from Soul. Joy is the very substance of man, who is the totally spiritual reflection of Soul. Deity is continuously imparting joy to man.

A young Christian Scientist was faced with severe challenges that impelled her to prove these truths. Turning to the Bible for guidance, she found that the word "joy" appears often. Inspired, she used a concordance to the Bible for further study of "joy." She read with fresh interest about Jehoshaphat and the children of Judah, who feared being overwhelmed by the enemy. Jehoshaphat "appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army." II Chron. 20:21; The singers of Israel were joy-givers! When they broke into song and praise to God, their enemies fought among themselves and destroyed each other.

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