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This website is dedicated to the work of Rev. Joyce Kramer (1930–2022), one of America’s most prolific inspirational ministers whose influence has spread across the globe. Explore her practical teachings for living a happy, healthy, prosperous life—and check back frequently as we add new resources from the goldmine of Joyce Kramer’s spiritual writings and recordings.

Daily Blessings

Gratitude

I GIVE THANKS FOR THE JOY OF THE LORD, WHICH IS ALWAYS WITH ME.

We are quick to call upon God in our anxieties, but where do we turn in times of joy and success? Do we suddenly feel as if we alone are responsible for our good fortune? Do we say to ourselves, “Well, after all of my hard work, I really did deserve this!” If so, our success will be short-lived. Only through the realization of the power of God at work within us can true success and happiness be made permanent in our lives.

Let us learn to turn first to God in our joy. Let us credit God for our achievements. Let us give thanks that we have been used as a channel for good and wonderful work. By acknowledging our Source of power, we keep the way open for further blessings to come through and to us.

As we praise and give thanks to God in times of great happiness, a sense of completeness enfolds us. We know that we have done our part in bringing forth that with which God entrusted us. We know that we are loved and needed in the grand scheme of things. We draw closer to our Creator, knowing that God alone makes our joyous experiences possible.

The joy of the Lord is your strength. (Nehemiah 8:10)

Radio Broadcasts

A New Year

Dial-A-Blessing Messages

The Power of Imagination

Sermons

Launch Out

Your Divine Plan

By Rev. Joyce Kramer

Transcript of a radio broadcast by Rev. Joyce Kramer, January 21, 2014.

What do you want out of life? Do you know? Few people have any real concrete picture of just what they want out of life. Consequently it seems that they live at the mercy of someone or something other than themselves. Thus we have the belief that we are the victim of things over which we have little or no control.

Each and every person is created with the ability and the power to determine his own future. Man is not at the whim of fate, luck, or chance. Neither is he created to be at the mercy of another person [ . . .]

The Joyce Kramer Ministries logo depicts a dogwood tree planted across the entrance to the church that Rev. Kramer founded in Virginia Beach. Transplanted from her brother’s property in Charlottesville, for eighteen months the tree seemed nothing more than a lifeless stick in the ground. Finally, on a Wednesday afternoon, the decision was made to dig it up, but the lawn maintenance man did not have a shovel with him. The next week, he said, he would come back and discard the dead tree. But that Sunday when Rev. Kramer arrived at church, she noticed a single leaf had appeared on the otherwise barren stick. They left the tree in place, and it grew into one of the most beautiful on the property. This flowering dogwood represents the message of Joyce Kramer Ministries: Growth is always possible; never give up.