The power of a smile

Today, my devotional is the featured blog on my friend and fellow Christian author Alexis Goring's Devotionals for the Heart "God is Love" blog.

By Jessica Brodie

You know how those famous actresses and models seem to light up the world with their mega-watt smiles? It’s not just because of their big, toothy grins, either—it’s as though their very eyes are sparkling with warmth and laughter, sending lightning bolts of friendliness that dazzle you from head to toe. They don’t even need to be gorgeous, though most of them are. That smile does it all.

I read once that it’s because they’re really smiling with their eyes, not their mouths. Sure, their lips curve up and their teeth show, but take a look and see what I mean: You could cover the bottom half of their face and still tell that they’re smiling.

All this mask-wearing I’ve been doing since coronavirus began to spread has been making me think a lot lately about the power of a smile—a real smile, the kind that lights up your eyes and radiates love.

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