family, job, government protection—is a gift, not a right. Remembering that, when things go wrong, keeps joy alive. Joy is always available to those indwelt by the Holy Spirit, which is why gloominess is a copout. The apostle Paul was probably the most joyful man who ever lived, yet he had few privileges. Here is how Paul described his life: Far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death. Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one.