Surely this joy of the Lord, as it is thus intimately associated;—first with obedience,—secondly with prayer,—thirdly with the study of the divine character,—and fourthly with the cultivation of Christian communion;—is no rare rapture, to be snatched at intervals of excited devotion. It is, on the contrary, a calm and chastened frame of mind;—such as may be realised in every common duty, in every humble supplication, in every devout exercise of soul upon the divine word, in every greeting exchanged lovingly with any of the Lord's people.
Robert Candlish — Robert S. Candlish, The First Epistle of John Expounded in a Series of Lectures, 2nd ed., vol. 1 (Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1870), ch. II, "The Joy of the Lord, and Its Fulness" (1 John 1:4), p. 35.
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