Once when talking about God with a banker, he told me that he had enough religion. More would be too much. I asked him whether he could foresee a time when his bank might make too much money. He could not imagine such a circumstance. Likewise, I said, I do not see how one could have too much of God and his love.

Happiness is everyone’s goal. It is also God’s wish for our lives. The closer we are to him, the happier we are. The Bible says that joy and peace and happiness come from being very close to…