“When . . . any one of us . . . looks up to him, to Jesus Christ, a momentous change takes place. . . . A great and enduring light brightly dawns on such a person. . . . Such a person experiences joy in the midst of his sorrows and sufferings, much as he still may sigh and grumble. Not a cheap and superficial joy that passes, but deep-seated, lasting joy. It transforms man in his sadness into a fundamentally joyful being. We may as well admit it; he has got something to laugh at . . . not a mockery, but an open and relaxing laughter . . . honest and sincere laughter, coming from the bottom of
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