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EWTN – Global Catholic Network……………from the article “You’d better not Pout” by Curtis A. Martin on Spritual Joy. The following are quotations from the article, which can be found in full on the link below.
http://www.ewtn.com/library/SPIRIT/NOTPOUT.TXT)
(The above are quotations only from the article, which can be found in full on the following link:“The foundation of abiding joy is the realization that God is our
loving Father, Who allows all the trials and circumstances in our
lives to work together for our good ‹ what we commonly call divine
providence (cf. Rom. 8:28). Every difficulty we encounter is
provided as an opportunity for us to demonstrate our trust and
reliance upon our Father. If we truly have confidence in His
loving care for us, why would we allow ourselves to become
discouraged by the troubles that surround us?
Without these natural virtues, our joy may be stolen from us………………Laugh, and the world thinks you’re weird ………………St. Lawrence the Martyr, while in the process of being grilled to death on a gridiron, is reported to have looked up at his executioners and said, “Excuse me, I believe I’m done on this
side. You can turn me over now.” ……”
http://www.ewtn.com/library/SPIRIT/NOTPOUT.TXT)