The Shortest, Surest Way to All Happiness

As stoves are turned on for feasts,

as thanks to God is quietly offered up to God from all over the world, as  or , as homes and families prepare for a season of holi-days, holy-days, and the music is turned on low in the background –

from the classic, of old theologian, William Law, (1686 –1761), excerpted from his book A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life: 

‘If anyone would tell you the shortest, surest way to all happiness—

he must tell you to make it a rule to yourself to thank and praise God for everything that happens to you.

For it is certain that whatever seeming calamity happens to you, if you thank and praise God for it, you turn it into a blessing.

Could you therefore work miracles, you could not do more for yourself than by this thankful spirit, for it heals with a word speaking, and turns all that it touches into happiness.

… it be the noblest sacrifice that the greatest Saint can offer unto God.”

~ William Law, A Serious Call to a Devout & Holy Life

As you work and give thanks today in all things, as gratitude is this shortest, surest way to happiness, quietly turn the old radio dial over to Moody Radio?

Anita Lustrea and I would love for you to come over for an hour long conversation about the holidays on Midday Connection  at 1 pm EST and at 3 pm EST, on for an hour with Chris Fabry Live. 

And you and I can quietly just be today —  preparing hearts for the holy-days — for happiness.

 

 

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