When you give love

In the very crucial period we are currently in, everything seems so sad. Financial crisis, afflictions, difficulties, dead ends. Is there any chance to feel happy? Yet, there is! What we miss the most is hopefulness! It's the smile. The joy that God gives to us. God, who is love Himself. What monk Paisios used to say? "Joy comes out of love. When you give love, then joy comes to you. So, a person offers love and receives joy instead, he gets as a reward the joy that he feels inside him." Pretty tough, but it's really worth it! Don't you think?
 
(the quote above was taken from here: http://taxidistooneiro.blogspot.com)