Joy is a fruit of the Spirit, nourished by faith. For more on the topic of this podcast, see GNM’s WordByte called: "How to be a Handmaid of the Lord, Like Mary": https://wordbytes.org/evangelization-ministry/how-to-be-handmaid-of-the-Lord/ The text of this podcast can be found on our website @ https://gnm.org/daily-reflections/2022-12-12/   Subscribe to receive the Good News Reflections delivered to your email inbox or texted to your phone @ https://gogoodnews.net