“On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined!” ~ Lord Byron, British Poet, 1788-1824.

““On with the dance! On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined!”Let joy be unconfined!”

~ Lord Byron, ~ Lord Byron, British Poet, 1788-1824British Poet, 1788-1824

““This generation will die, not This generation will die, not from sin, but from lack of from sin, but from lack of

passion.”passion.”

~ Soren Kierkegaard~ Soren Kierkegaard

““We must be freed from the We must be freed from the sin of the past if we are to sin of the past if we are to

have the energy to feel have the energy to feel passion in the present.”passion in the present.”

~ Tony Campolo, ~ Tony Campolo, Carpe DiemCarpe Diem

““The glory of Christianity is to The glory of Christianity is to conquer through forgiveness.”conquer through forgiveness.”

~ William Blake~ William Blake

““Will you, won’t you, will you, Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, will you join the won’t you, will you join the

dance?dance?

~ Lewis Carroll, Alice’s ~ Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures In WonderlandAdventures In Wonderland

““Mary had a little lamb. Mary had a little lamb.

……The doctor fainted.”The doctor fainted.”

~ Anonymous~ Anonymous

““It’s OK to laugh in at that.”It’s OK to laugh in at that.”

~ Bruxy Cavey~ Bruxy Cavey

““The chief trouble with the The chief trouble with the church is that you and I are in church is that you and I are in

it.”it.”

~ Charles H. Heimsath~ Charles H. Heimsath

““Please accept my Please accept my resignation. I don’t want to resignation. I don’t want to belong to any club that will belong to any club that will accept me as a member.”accept me as a member.”

~ Groucho Marx~ Groucho Marx

““This is the true joy in life – This is the true joy in life – being used for a purpose being used for a purpose

recognized by yourself as a recognized by yourself as a mighty one.”mighty one.”

~ George Bernard Shaw~ George Bernard Shaw

““Everything of God gets Everything of God gets expressed in Jesus, so you can expressed in Jesus, so you can

see and hear him clearly.”see and hear him clearly.”

~ Eugene Peterson~ Eugene Peterson

““I could never myself believe in I could never myself believe in God, if it were not for the God, if it were not for the

cross…. In the real world of pain, cross…. In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God how could one worship a God

who was immune to it?who was immune to it?

~ John Stott~ John Stott

““Joy can be real only if people look Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and have upon their life as a service, and have

a definite object in life outside a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal themselves and their personal

happiness.”happiness.”

~ Leo Tolstoy~ Leo Tolstoy

““Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to and is found.' So they began to

celebrate.”celebrate.”

~ The Father of the Prodigal Son~ The Father of the Prodigal SonLuke 15:23-24, NIVLuke 15:23-24, NIV

““And the disciples were And the disciples were continually filled with joy and continually filled with joy and

with the Holy Spirit.”with the Holy Spirit.”

~ Acts 13:52, NASB~ Acts 13:52, NASB

““For where two or three are For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am gathered in my name, I am

there among them.”there among them.”

~ Matthew 18:20, NRSV~ Matthew 18:20, NRSV

““Do you not know that you are Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's God's temple and that God's

Spirit dwells in you? If anyone Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person. For God's destroy that person. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple is holy, and you are that

temple.”temple.”

~ 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, NRSV~ 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, NRSV

““They tie up heavy burdens, They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of others; but the shoulders of others; but

they themselves are unwilling they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them.”to lift a finger to move them.”

~ Matthew 23:4, NRSV~ Matthew 23:4, NRSV

““Come to me, all you that are Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy weary and are carrying heavy

burdens, and I will give you rest. burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle learn from me; for I am gentle

and humble in heart, and you will and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is yoke is easy, and my burden is

light."light."~ Matthew 11: 28-30, NRSV~ Matthew 11: 28-30, NRSV

"These things I have spoken "These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may be in to you, that My joy may be in you, and you, and thatthat your joy may be your joy may be

made full.” made full.”

~ John 15:11, NASB~ John 15:11, NASB

““And the disciples were And the disciples were continually filled with joy and continually filled with joy and

with the Holy Spirit.”with the Holy Spirit.”

~ Acts 13:52, NASB~ Acts 13:52, NASB

““Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our the author and perfecter of our

faith, who for the joy set faith, who for the joy set before him endured the before him endured the

cross….”cross….”

~ Hebrews 12:2, NIV~ Hebrews 12:2, NIV

““May the God of hope fill you May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may trust in him, so that you may

overflow with hope by the overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” power of the Holy Spirit.”

~ Romans 15:13, NIV~ Romans 15:13, NIV

““Ask and you will receive, Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be and your joy will be

complete.” complete.”

~ John 16:24, NIV~ John 16:24, NIV