Weekly devotional and church listings: June 21, 2012 posted Thursday, June 21st, 2012 @ 12:00 pm  E-mail Story |  Print Story  By Gary Andrews gary@gadevotionals.com One of the greatest thrills I believe anyone can ever have is watching a young child open a gift or taste a food that is met with their acceptance. Their excitement, expressions, words, and actions immediately tell you they have found something that is very pleasant and rewarding. There is no doubt about how they feel concerning what they have just done and will likely tell you or others for the next few minutes, hours, or days about their gratification and satisfaction. It seems that their enthusiasm is limitless. For many of us adults we have that same type enthusiasm but keep it in check by holding it inside of us. It is hard for people to understand why we don't get excited and exude our jubilation when something has happened to or for us. Maybe it is because we don't want to draw attention to our self. When this happens we miss out on the festive reactions and others aren't allowed to share our emotions. ..... For the full story, subscribe to the The Ouachita Citizen's NEW E-Edition!