Serving God with Joy
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Question
Hello, It is known that there is a verse: "Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and a glad heart." My question is, is it realistic for a person to always serve God with joy, not to be angry, not to be sad, etc.? Did the great ones of Israel manage to reach such a level? Did the holy forefathers not have moments of "lack of joy" and spiritual decline that some of us experience in our generation?
Answer
Hello
Regarding the question of whether it is possible? If the Torah commands us to do so, then certainly the possibility exists.
Can every person avoid falling into this at all? It is stated in Ecclesiastes (Chapter 7, Verse 20): "For there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and does not sin."
As for the holy forefathers, we have no concept of them. And regarding the most subtle and delicate matters in which they erred [- of course, only according to their immense level!!], the Torah details them. So what is not written that they erred in, they were certainly completely clean from.