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“On with the dance!
Let joy be unconfined!”
~ Lord Byron,
British Poet, 1788-1824
“This generation will die, not
from sin, but from lack of
passion.”
~ Soren Kierkegaard
“We must be freed from the
sin of the past if we are to
have the energy to feel
passion in the present.”
~ Tony Campolo, Carpe Diem
“The glory of Christianity is to
conquer through forgiveness.”
~ William Blake
“Will you, won’t you, will you,
won’t you, will you join the
dance?
~ Lewis Carroll, Alice’s
Adventures In Wonderland
“Mary had a little lamb.
…The doctor fainted.”
~ Anonymous
“It’s OK to laugh in at that.”
~ Bruxy Cavey
“The chief trouble with the
church is that you and I are in
it.”
~ Charles H. Heimsath
“Please accept my
resignation. I don’t want to
belong to any club that will
accept me as a member.”
~ Groucho Marx
“This is the true joy in life –
being used for a purpose
recognized by yourself as a
mighty one.”
~ George Bernard Shaw
“Everything of God gets
expressed in Jesus, so you can
see and hear him clearly.”
~ Eugene Peterson
“I could never myself believe in
God, if it were not for the
cross…. In the real world of pain,
how could one worship a God
who was immune to it?
~ John Stott
“Joy can be real only if people look
upon their life as a service, and have
a definite object in life outside
themselves and their personal
happiness.”
~ Leo Tolstoy
“Bring the fattened calf and kill it.
Let's have a feast and celebrate.
For this son of mine was dead
and is alive again; he was lost
and is found.' So they began to
celebrate.”
~ The Father of the Prodigal Son
Luke 15:23-24, NIV
“And the disciples were
continually filled with joy and
with the Holy Spirit.”
~ Acts 13:52, NASB
“For where two or three are
gathered in my name, I am
there among them.”
~ Matthew 18:20, NRSV
“Do you not know that you are
God's temple and that God's
Spirit dwells in you? If anyone
destroys God's temple, God will
destroy that person. For God's
temple is holy, and you are that
temple.”
~ 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, NRSV
“They tie up heavy burdens,
hard to bear, and lay them on
the shoulders of others; but
they themselves are unwilling
to lift a finger to move them.”
~ Matthew 23:4, NRSV
“Come to me, all you that are
weary and are carrying heavy
burdens, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and
learn from me; for I am gentle
and humble in heart, and you will
find rest for your souls. For my
yoke is easy, and my burden is
light."
~ Matthew 11: 28-30, NRSV
"These things I have spoken
to you, that My joy may be in
you, and that your joy may be
made full.”
~ John 15:11, NASB
“And the disciples were
continually filled with joy and
with the Holy Spirit.”
~ Acts 13:52, NASB
“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus,
the author and perfecter of our
faith, who for the joy set
before him endured the
cross….”
~ Hebrews 12:2, NIV
“May the God of hope fill you
with all joy and peace as you
trust in him, so that you may
overflow with hope by the
power of the Holy Spirit.”
~ Romans 15:13, NIV
“Ask and you will receive,
and your joy will be
complete.”
~ John 16:24, NIV