Joy is fleeting, whereas true happiness and calm can come to us only after intense pain, when we have confronted ourselves in the mirror of our souls and understood the self.

The happiness and the joy that I see in the eyes of the children. They saved my life so I want to, give it back. I'm not joking.

The human heart desires joy. We all desire joy, every family, every people aspires to happiness. But what is the joy that the Christian is called to live out and bear witness to? It is the joy that comes from the closeness of God, from his presence in our life. From the moment Jesus entered into history, with his birth in Bethlehem, humanity received the seed of the Kingdom of God, like the soil receives the seed, the promise of a future harvest.

There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.

A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.

Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.