"Be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect." (Matthew 5:48)

Thursday, March 26, 2026

**Pleasure vs. True Joy**

        We derive pleasure from the world, but only God can give true joy. Delicious food, beautiful music, a good massage—these are all external pleasures that make us feel good through our physical senses, which we can turn off if we so wish. But inner joy the Lord plants in our hearts bursts forth so overwhelmingly that it's impossible to suppress, directly enrapturing the soul.

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