Joy to the World

In time for your Christmas meditation is this quote from Rainer Maria Rilke, German poet who lived from 1875-1926.

Joy is inexpressibly more than happiness. Happiness befalls people, happiness is fate, while people cause joy to bloom inside themselves. Joy is plainly a good season for the heart; joy is the ultimate achievement of which human beings are capable.

When you sing "Joy To The World" during this Christmas season, I hope these words from Rilke will enrich you.