Joy asks "What if God?" and declares "But if not!
More than whimsy, joy is a weapon we use to fight life's battles. 
God is constantly on the move. I cannot stay where I am and follow God at the same time; responding requires movement. 
I had been searching for joy in the relatively good times of life, now I had to find joy amidst darkness and agony. 
Sometimes you have to poke holes in the darkness until it bleeds light. 
When journeying with God some of the best parts of any pilgrimage are the detours. 
People today know a lot more about how to become a Christian than about how to be one. 
Joy emanates out of the abiding sense of God's fierce love for us. 
One of the greatest promises to a child of God is that this life is not the end of the story. 
Always remain suspicious that God is up to something good.