A Prayer for Happiness

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, the young men and old men together: and I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them joyful after their sorrow.   ~Jeremiah 31:13

Grant me, O Lord, the royalty of inward happiness and the serenity which comes from living close to thee.  Daily renew the sense of joy, and let the eternal spirit of the Father dwell in my soul and body, filling every corner of my heart with light and grace, so that bearing about with me the infection of a good courage, I may be a diffuser of life and may meet all ills and crosses with gallant and high-hearted happiness, giving thee thanks always for all things.  ~Robert Louis Stevenson