As with hope, there is humility in joy. We have to acknowledge that we were wrong. We were betting that there was no beauty—in God or anything else—but there is. So start with confession and repentance. Confess that you have disagreed with God when he has said that there is good. Confess that you have not even considered how to glorify him by pursuing joy, even though you know it is an obvious way to surprise a bored and pessimistic generation.
