Both liturgy and what is euphemistically termed 'domestic work' also have an intense relation with the present moment, a kind of faith in the present that fosters hope and makes life seem possible in the day-to-day.

I just prayed, 'Lord, I praise You, I thank You and I place myself in Your love

Gringos invented two terms that are untranslatable into most languages: "snack" and "quickie," to refer to eating standing up and loving on the run . . . that, too, sometimes standing up.

Most folk are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Most people made it more complicated than it really was, she thought. They looked for a formula or a mathematical equation. And believed that if you didn't do every step right, you didn't get what you were praying for. She knew nothing could be further from the truth because prayer was about relationship. Prayer was talking and listening and being excited to spend time with someone who loves you.

When they wake up in the morning, they don't say, "Good morning, Lord." Rather, they say, "Good Lord, it's morning.

I'm really fun. I'm ridiculously fun. I hope I'm infectiously fun.

Let us thank God heartily as often as we pray that we have His Spirit in us to teach us to pray. Thanksgiving will draw our hearts out to God and keep us engaged with Him; it will take our attention from ourselves and give the Spirit room in our hearts.

Joy is a deeply felt contentment that transcends difficult circumstances and derives maximum enjoyment from every good experience.

There is always something to be happy about if we look for it: 'Two men looked through prison bars, The one saw mud, the other stars.'

In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.

Through all of living have much joy and laughter, life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.