I want you to be happy , always happy.
I repeat , what I want is your happiness.
Ah yes, but how to avoid being  so scrappy.
How to avoid sinking into  cloying sadness.

Let your tolerance be clear to everyone.
The Lord is very near.
That’s true but sometimes we feel so alone.
All to often we just need to shed a tear.

We know St Paul is right .
It’s just so hard to do .
So how can we be cherry and bright.
Sometimes I feel I haven’t a clue.

But there is no need to doubt the lamp is lit.
We just need to pray that we can light  it.

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How to be happy.
We can keep asking for it
Or we pray for it

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See Philippians 4: 4-7