Quotes about Joy
Humor is a prelude to faith and laughter is the beginning of prayer.
— Reinhold Niebuhr
For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
When joy and prayer are married, their first born child is gratitude.
— Charles Spurgeon
The happy heart runs with the river, floats on the air, lifts to the music, soars with the eagle, hopes with the prayer.
— Maya Angelou
Prayer need not be a burdensome duty. It is meant to be a joyful and creative privilege.
— Hannah Hurnard
Remember, the first road to God is prayer, the second is joy.
— Paulo Coelho
Yank some of the groans out of your prayers and shove in some shouts.
— Billy Sunday
For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints good Lord deliver us.
— Teresa of Avila
Only a relationship with Christ can satisfy our hearts. Without Him we have nothing. With Him we have all things to enjoy.
— David Jeremiah
Our greatest joy and our greatest pain comes in our relationships with others.
— Stephen Covey
It is a joy to Jesus when a person takes time to walk more intimately with Him. The bearing of fruit is always shown in scripture to be a visible result of an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.
— Oswald Chambers