True Joy

True Joy
By Ayla Smith


What is true joy?
Is it laughter among friends?
Is it enjoyment in things of the world?
Is it getting everything we want?

Or is it loving service?
Or an act of faith on a bad day?
Or is it satisfaction after hard work?
Could it be the Light of Christ?

Joy is the look on one's face
When they have received kindness
The feeling in their hearts
After going the extra mile

Joy is knowing that you are forgiven,
Knowing that you are loved by someone,
Understanding the meaning of Grace,
Gaining the knowledge of God in all things

Joy is praising God when things are hard,
Expressing gratitude for all we are given,
Knowing you have done the right thing time and again,
Loving your enemy as well as your friends


"Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy."  --2 Nephi 2:25