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The fruit of the spirit is joy.

Rejoice in the Lord always. Philippians 4:4

Sunny, Sunny dont eat that food Please dont eat that food. Dannys motherwas

shouting with traumatized feeling.

Whos this Danny?

Danny is the only son to his mother. Though he was born in a very pitiable family he

excelled in his studies and joined in a reputed company. While he was working in that company

he enjoyed his work and worked happily. All co-workers were surprised on seeing Danny,

working cheerily. They all mingled and loved him. The days passed by. Other workers couldnt

work cheerily like Danny. They were jealous on him. They planned to destroy his happiness.

They gave wrong acquisition about him. They troubled him. But Danny did everything happily

and did not consider others. He worked cheerily as usual.

One day Danny left his lunch box in the usual place where all others kept. Once the lunch

bell rung everyone took their lunch box and sat for lunch. Danny too rushed for lunch and came

to the place where others are seated. When he opened his box slowly, he found saw-dust tightly

stuffed instead of food. He thought for a second. He understood that his friends only did this

thing. His friends also noticed it and were waiting for Dannys reaction. They expected that he

would get angry and yell at them in bad words. But the Holy Spirit kept him as witness in front

of them. Danny did not get angry, he was not irritated, he was not upset and he was not annoyed.

He praised God for no food. He thanked God for others who have food but do not have the

appetite. But he had the appetite and do not have food. Death is nearing the people who have had

but not eating it. But one who is not eating will not die. At the end of his prayer, his mother

rushed to him, shouting Danny. . .Dannyplease do not eat this food. This food is rotten. So I

have brought newly cooked food. Eat it before it gets dry and cold. On seeing this, the co -

workers whoplanned to destroy Dannys happiness and took away his food and stuffed with saw

- dust came to him to ask for forgiveness for their shameful act.

Dear kids,

Jesus Christ wants you to be happy in Him all the time. But Satan will do all harmful

things to destroy your happiness. We should happily accept all this earthly sadness, suffering,

sorrowfulness, sickness. When Apostle Paul was thrown into prison, he wrote to his church

people to be happy in Jesus Christ and to rejoice in the Lord always.

When Jesus Christ carried the cross, he carried it happily even though he was disgraced,

teased, given wrong acquisition, trampled heavily. Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith,

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