2-12 Then (Jesus) began his teaching by saying to them, “How happy are the humble-minded, for the kingdom of Heaven is theirs! “How happy are those who know what sorrow means for they will be given courage and comfort! “Happy are those who claim nothing, for the whole earth will belong to them! “Happy are those who are hungry and thirsty for goodness, for they will be fully satisfied! “Happy are the merciful, for they will have mercy shown to them! “Happy are the utterly sincere, for they will see God! “Happy are those who make peace, for they will be sons (and daughters) of God! “Happy are those who have suffered persecution for the cause of goodness, for the kingdom of Heaven is theirs! “
The Beatitudes describe how it is with happy people, not how to become happy.
How it is with those who have discovered the gift of happiness in the process of living.
Happiness is something we all desire, live for, seek out and desperately want.
Yet happiness is not something we can possess, take, create.
Happiness is a serendipity -”the gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.” It is a gift, a byproduct, a consequence of our living. To pursue it is to miss it.
Happiness comes by losing oneself in usefulness. It is found outside ourselves.
It is living for more then my own happiness. It is being caught up in that which makes others happy.
Happy people are good people to be around. Their happiness is contagious and it creates more happiness, for them as well as for others.
“Happy people are good people to be around.
Their happiness is contagious
and it creates more happiness.”
Picture: Sarah Pearson
Prayer thought for the week: “Lord, help me to discover how happiness happens when
I am lost in usefulness.”
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