Finding Perfect Joy with St. Francis of Assisi: 30 Reflections
- ISBN-10
- 1569553203
- ISBN-13
- 9781569553206
- Category
- Joy
- Pages
- 149
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Servant Books
- Author
- Kerry S. Walters
Description
And no wonder -- they can't even agree about where to look for it. Some think we can find happiness by seeking pleasure. Others claim that to be happy, we have to look out for Number One. Still others insist that we need to own more and more "stuff" if we ever want to find true happiness. Amid so much confusion, one voice pierces through the clamor about the pursuit of happiness and speaks instead about finding "perfect joy" -- St. Francis of Assisi. This thirteenth-century Italian friar sought for contentment as a restless youth, but for years he sought in vain. When at last he uncovered the path to joy, it lay in a direction he had never dreamed of.
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