Anne Taylor Robertson 8: Surprised By Joy, Till We Have Faces

A recurring theme in these two books is the idea of joy that flattens in its greatness. Lewis says that we are pilgrims, and that are best havings are wantings; that joy is too serious for jokes, and that joy is the serious business of heaven. I am not sure exactly what that means. I will guess that from my limited experience with ‘true joy’ (simply because I’m human) that he is alluding to a type of joy that we can only experience when we are in communion with God.