Although the moment has probably passed, I would like to add some texture to the many replies you received as to the nature of joy and what it means to others. The definition of joy, the etymology of the word, the nature of the quality behaves far differently than a surface euphoria. Therefore, calamity, personal crisis and the like does not mean that we are necessarily robbed of joy — although for a certainty, such moments attract tremendous sadness.
Some have likened joy to be a flame enshrined behind a glass lantern — no matter how hard the wind blows, the flicker stays intact. The bible beautifully describes this process at Psalms ,6, verses that describe you to a T. My lovely wife and I have been married for 20 years next year. We have dedicated our entire married life to a voluntary work for our faith.
After a long and exhaustive road, she had recovered around six or seven years later. By that time, she was now 42, me being She thought it was now too late to start a family, but I encouraged her to give it a go.
I was ready for the ridicule from any that I would be a cross between the patriarch Abraham and Mick Jagger. She fell pregnant immediately! Fourteen weeks later, after all the hype and excitement, we lost what would have been a little girl named Frankie. Many families deal with the sadness of miscarriage we have subsequently found out. However, given the circumstances, I feel particularly distraught for my beautiful wife.
She is the most selfless, compassionate and joyful person I have ever met. Kat is now 45 and too gun shy to try again. Fortunately, passages such as Psalm ,5 has helped her overcome short term paralysis. Not to mention the reality of the resurrection hope the bible continually describes — we have no doubt that the dormant little personality that lay entombed in a now lifeless week human is well and truly etched in the mind and heart of our creator.
