Scripture: Psalm 34:8
O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him.
Thought for the Day: CS Lewis once wrote that the greatest thing about happiness is that it liberates us from thinking about happiness. It took me two readings of those words to gain a perspective on what he was saying. I think about people who try to find their happiness in money, and even when they gain more than they really need, their lives become consumed with getting more. They find themselves on a journey toward what they believe is happiness, only to discover that it leads nowhere except despair and emptiness. The happiness spoken of in scripture is a state of being that allows our journey, no matter how difficult, to be one in which God is able to provide peace, joy and grace.
Prayer: Provide for me, O Lord God, the happiness of a faithful existence with you. Amen.
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