THE JOY OF GIVING

Somehow not only for Christmas
But all the long year through,
The joy that you give to others,
Is the joy that comes back to you.
And the more you spend in blessing
The poor and lonely and sad,
The more of your heart's possessing
Returns to make you glad.

John Greenleaf Whittier

JOY

Joy seems to me a step beyond happiness
Happiness is a sort of atmosphere
You can live in sometimes when you're lucky.
Joy is a light that fills you
With hope and faith and love.

Adela Rogers St. John

OUR HOUSE IS OPEN,
LORD, TO THEE

Come in and share our Christmas tree!
We've made each nook and corner bright,
Burnished with yellow candlelight,
But light that never burns away
Is only thine Lord Jesus stay;
Shine on us now, our Christmas Cheer,
Fill with thy flame our whole New Year!

Lucy Shaw