Cheryl Villinger

“We need light for joy. God is the source of all beauty and joy. St. Augustine famously said, “Our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee” (Confessions 1.1.1). Augustine believed that even when you seem to be enjoying something else, God is the actual source of your joy. The thing you love is from him and is lovely because it bears his signature. All joy is really found in God, and anything you do enjoy is derivative, because what you are really looking for is him, whether you know it or”
― Timothy J. Keller, Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ