A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken. Proverbs 15:13.
All may possess a cheerful countenance, a gentle voice, a courteous manner, and these are elements of power.—Education, 240.
The human countenance itself is a mirror of the soul, read by others, and having a telling influence upon them for good or evil.—Testimonies for the Church 3:523.
The faces of those who are benevolent and sympathetic will shine with the luster of true godliness, while those who do not cherish kindly thoughts and unselfish motives, express in their faces the sentiments cherished in their hearts.—Testimonies for the Church 4:64.
Christ abiding in the heart shines out in the faces of those who love Him and keep His commandments. Truth is written there. The sweet peace of heaven is revealed. There is expressed a habitual gentleness, a more than human love.—Christ’s Object Lessons, 102.
Love imparts to its possessor grace, propriety, and comeliness of deportment. Love illuminates the countenance and subdues the voice; it refines and elevates the entire man. It brings him into harmony with God; for it is a heavenly attribute.—Testimonies for the Church 4:559.
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Radiant Religion
Thought for the Day
Day by day God instructs His children. By the circumstances of the daily life He is preparing them to act their part upon that wider stage to which His providence has appointed them. It is the issue of the daily test that determines their victory or defeat in life's great crisis. Those who fail to realize their constant dependence upon God will be overcome by temptation. Desire of Ages, p. 382