Joy is essential to the spiritual life! "Joy is the experience of knowing that we are unconditionally LOVED and that nothing - sickness, failure, emotional distress, oppression, war or even death, can take that Love away"! Joy is not the same as happiness. We can be unhappy about many things, but Joy can still be there because it comes from the knowledge that we are Loved by God! Joy does not simply happen-we must CHOOSE Joy and keep choosing it every day! We have to accept, believe and live this Grace of God's Love-for when we do, the fruit of God's Love in us will be that inner Joy that sustains us in ALL circumstances! Choose well, CHOOSE Joy! Love and prayers! ✝️