“On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined!” ~ Lord Byron, British Poet,

“This generation will die, not from sin, but from lack of passion.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard

“We must be freed from the sin of the past if we are to have the energy to feel passion in the present.” ~ Tony Campolo, Carpe Diem

“The glory of Christianity is to conquer through forgiveness.” ~ William Blake

“Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, will you join the dance? ~ Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

“Mary had a little lamb. …The doctor fainted.” ~ Anonymous

“It’s OK to laugh in at that.” ~ Bruxy Cavey

“The chief trouble with the church is that you and I are in it.” ~ Charles H. Heimsath

“Please accept my resignation. I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.” ~ Groucho Marx

“This is the true joy in life – being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

“Everything of God gets expressed in Jesus, so you can see and hear him clearly.” ~ Eugene Peterson

“I could never myself believe in God, if it were not for the cross…. In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it? ~ John Stott

“Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.” ~ Leo Tolstoy

“Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate.” ~ The Father of the Prodigal Son Luke 15:23-24, NIV

“And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.” ~ Acts 13:52, NASB

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” ~ Matthew 18:20, NRSV

“Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.” ~ 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, NRSV

“They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of others; but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them.” ~ Matthew 23:4, NRSV

“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." ~ Matthew 11: 28-30, NRSV

"These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.” ~ John 15:11, NASB

“And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.” ~ Acts 13:52, NASB

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross….” ~ Hebrews 12:2, NIV

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” ~ Romans 15:13, NIV

“Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.” ~ John 16:24, NIV