Hold on to your joy!
Peace and happiness, too.
Don’t let anyone ever try
To steal it from you!

Joy is not in material things.
It’s what you have inside.
It multiplies when given,
And grows when you divide.

You cannot measure its worth,
Or put a price on what it cost.
You’ll never know its full value
Unless you feel its loss.

So live a life full of joy!
You only have each day.
Let joy become a part of you
As you walk in His way!

Deborah J. Birdoes
© 7-6-2005

"Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete."
John 16:24