What’s So Sacred About Joy? - A preview of Sunday’s message with Dr. Edward Viljoen
As we begin a new month and our June series, Radiant Expressions of Life, we start with something that may feel both familiar and elusive: joy.
This Sunday’s message, The Spectrum of Joy, explores joy as an inherent state of mind. Drawing on spiritual wisdom, personal stories, and even a little science, Dr. Edward Viljoen invites us to see joy as a sacred quality, a source of resilience, and a practice for living well in uncertain times.
Here’s a glimpse of what we’ll be exploring:
Joy as a Spiritual Quality
From ancient texts to modern metaphysics, joy is described as an inner sign of our oneness with the Creative Power of Life. It’s not something we chase. It’s who we are beneath the noise.
Joy as a Source of Strength
You’ll hear how laughter, play, and humor have helped people survive adversity, from scientific studies to Viktor Frankl’s accounts of concentration camps. In difficult times, joy can be a spiritual act of resistance and restoration.
Joy in All Its Forms
Joy can be quiet and reverent, like tending a garden. Or light-hearted and funny, like marveling at giraffes or giggling after anesthesia. It lives on a spectrum, and we’re meant to embrace the full range.
Join us at 9 or 11 am, in person or online, as we reflect on where joy might be quietly waiting in our own lives—and what it would mean to let it speak.
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
Live stream available at cslsr.org
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