Contemplative Bible Reading

Proverbs 15:15 (New Living Translation)

For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast.

Can we describe life any simpler than this? I don’t know how. Then again, I wasn’t sure of the definition of despondent. Let’s look at this definition:

Adjective: In low spirits from loss of hope or courage

The trouble stems from a loss of hope or courage. I’ll concentrate on the hope. That, to delve further into definitions, has a desire plus an expectation. Hope differs from wish in that with a hope there is a realistic expectation of the good happening.

Hence, the despondent don’t expect any good to happen in the future.

I’d rather go wit the happy heart crowd where life is a continual feast. God offers that to us. Do we believe and accept it?