The Power of a Simple Smile
Even early scientists believed that a person’s facial expression could influence his or her moods. Today, studies in biofeedback confirm that belief. If you smile, even if it is forced, you will feel better.
Spiritual leader and author Thich Nhat Hanh encourages people to wake up with a smile. He writes, “Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding… Our smiles will bring happiness to us and to those around us. Even if we spend a lot of money on gifts for everyone in our family, nothing we buy could give them as much happiness as the gift of our awareness, our smile. And this precious gift costs nothing.”
Let us pray: Loving God, there are days when it is indeed hard to smile. The pressures of life and burdens we carry often weigh us down. Fill us again with your grace. Remind us to smile. Grant us the fullness of your joy that even in the darkest of nights we might be instruments of your love, through Jesus the Christ. Amen.
Daily Message Author: Joe Albright
Rev. Joe Albright is a graduate of Flagler College and Columbia Theological Seminary. Together, he and his wife Robbie have five children. He loves spending time on the ocean and especially enjoys surfing and fishing. Before entering the ministry, Joe taught high school Spanish in Cape Hatteras North Carolina and Lawrence Tavern, Jamaica. He has pastored churches in Sarasota and Jacksonville, Florida and is currently serving Trinity Presbyterian Church in Palm Coast. Full Bio “I believe deeply in the power of the Gospel to bring hope, love, and new life. I have seen firsthand how this beautiful ministry of hope has touched people’s lives. It gives me great joy to serve Dial Hope as Lead Pastor.”
