In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. (1 Peter 1:6).
The short answer for me would be the same as I would have for everyone else – "Lord, may I be happy." Now of course realism dictates that this will not be unrelieved happiness and joy--no frozen smiles, please. There inevitably will be times that I feel low, even dejected. But I would ask that these periods be of short duration and placed within the broader context of God's love, purpose, and multiple blessings--not the least of which is Jesus himself.
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