Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved, and that nothing—sickness, failure, emotional distress, oppression, war, or death—can take that love away. Joy is not the same as happiness. Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. We can be unhappy about many things, but joy can still be there because it comes from the knowledge of God’s love for us. Nothing, not even death, can take God away from us.
Henri J.M. Nouwen
21 September 2011
Elizabeth Warren On the US Deficit Problem and Fair Taxation
Elizabeth Warren on the election circuit in Massachusetts.
She left out any discussion of the financial bailouts, probably in the interest of simplicity and brevity. But she ought not to do so.