It’s been a cold, rainy week in Oklahoma. Not much sunshine. I’m not a person who gets depressed, and I really like some rainy days every now and then, but I’ve been longing for sunshine for two days now. People seem to be happier when the sun is shining.

As I thought about what makes people happy, I came across a devotional that references mankind’s universal search for happiness.

In the article, a book by C. S. Lewis called Mere Christianity is referenced. Here are two quotes from it that I...