OK, what I had done was search the Highway, not tthe theology forum archives. I put the word "joy" in and got a reasonable bunch of articles. However, what I was looking for was more or less an exposition on that fruit of the Spirit. In the end, what I did was type in "fruit of the Spirit" and got a relevant, but more general article by Archibald Alexander. I also went over to the Bible Bulletin Board and found a good article by Spurgeon, "Joy, A Duty".<br><br>All of this comes from a desire to understand more about grace, and joy in particular. While I can always take joy in my election and salvation, as Mr. Spurgeon encourages, I'm not very good at showing it through a quiet spirit. In fact, I think increasingly that I have a problem with anger and discontent. God has pricked my conscience through 2 Corinthians 1:12. Repentance is a messy process of losing the road, finding oneself in mud, finding a way to slog out, and then trying to remember which way the road was going, all with one's shoes filled and crusted with the earth's muck..<br><br>o well, thanks for the help!<br><br>

Stand Fast, Craigellachie!