Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
- Melba Colgrove
God, when I laugh, I feel renewed and revitalised. Until I laugh, I may not realise how tense I have become. Then - over something that may be amusing only to me - I laugh. And with that laugh, the door to my soul opens a crack, allowing inner joy to rush out and push aside thoughts about any problems.
Feeling no stress - even for a moment - I am able to relax. After letting the joy of Your spirit within shine out from me, I think more clearly. It is amazing, but the laughter I release seems to nourish me as much as any food or water I could take in.
I want laughter in my life every day, and God, I know it will be when I let the joy of Your presence within be expressed as gladness in my life and about all life.
Through laughter, I express the inner joy of spirit.
(From : 'Daily Word' magazine by Silent Unity, a world wide prayer ministry)
