This week I have been looking at the idea of perfect joy. St. Francis expressed that when we have been deprived of everything in life, pure joy comes in realizing what we are provided and the value it has every day. Now, this is a great simplification, but it does get to the core of something pure... without any influence of another emotion... at its core. Pure joy. What barriers do we build around our hearts that prevent us from holding the world in pure joy every day? Is it defense mechanisms that begin to determine who we are? Have we become so protective that we don't relish the joy of daily living?
Having three small boys, I can attest that there is joy even in the simple and mundane. How many times have they laughed at something I thought was just stupid? I can't count. The point is, the children in our lives experience joy as almost a daily and moment by moment event in their lives. Where did we forget that?
I pray you find perfect joy in your day and in the days to come.
Peace all,
Pat
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