'What a wondrous sphere
What a wondrous sphere of usefulness is thus opened to every one of us!
"A cheerful look brings joy to the heart!" Proverbs 15:30
There is an unconscious ministry . . .
in our manner of greeting and handshaking,
in our most casual conversation,
in the very expression we wear on our faces as we move along the street,
in our gentle sympathy that adds such a thrill of strength to fainting weariness.
To meet some people on the side-walk and have their cheery "Good morning!" makes one happier all day. To encounter others, is as dispiriting as meeting a funeral procession!
A joyful person scatters gladness like song-notes. A consecrated Christian life sheds a tender warmth wherever it moves. What a wondrous sphere of usefulness is thus opened to every one of us!
"A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." Proverbs 17:22