Food for Thought

Men have pursued joy in every avenue imaginable. Some

have successfully found it while others have not. Perhaps it

would be easier to describe where joy cannot be found:

• Not in Unbelief -- Voltaire was an infidel of the most

pronounced type. He wrote: "I wish I had never been

born."

• Not in Pleasure -- Lord Byron lived a life of pleasure

if anyone did. He wrote: "The worm, the canker, and

grief are mine alone."

• Not in Money -- Jay Gould, the American

millionaire, had plenty of that. When dying, he said:

"I suppose I am the most miserable man on earth."

• Not in Position and Fame -- Lord Beaconsfield

enjoyed more than his share of both. He wrote:

"Youth is a mistake; manhood a struggle; old age a

regret."

• Not in Military Glory -- Alexander the Great

conquered the known world in his day. Having done

so, he wept in his tent, before he said, "There are no

more worlds to conquer."

Where then is real joy found? -- the answer is simple, in

Christ alone.

-The Bible Friend