The document defines joy as the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune. It lists synonyms for joy such as happiness and blissfulness. It notes that joy appears as the characteristic mark of Christians and cites two psalms about making a joyful noise to God and rejoicing in what the day holds. It quotes Lincoln saying people are as happy as they make up their minds to be, and similarly, people are as joyful as they decide to be.
6. JOY APPEARS AS THE
CHARACTERISTIC MARK OF
DESTINCTION OF THE CHRISTIAN
7.
8. PSALM 100:1
A PSALM FOR GIVING THANKS.
MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE TO THE
LORD; ALL THE EARTH!
9.
10. PSALM 118:4
THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD
HAS MADE; LET US
REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN
IT
11.
12. ABRAHAM LINCOLN SAID,”
MOST PEOPLE ARE JUST
AS HAPPY AS THEY MAKE
UP THEIR MINDS TO BE”.
THE SAME COULD BE SAID
OF JOY. MOST OF US ARE
JUST AS JOYFUL AS WE
DECIDE WE ARE GOING TO
BE.
13. • When I think of joy I think of the
things that evoke the feeling of well-
being such as my family and friends,
my freedoms, the opportunities that I
have, and all of the things that I have
and for Mrs. Vickie for teaching me
keyboarding!
