Kay often spoke about joy. “Sometimes in our deepest trials, God will so minister to us that we can have joy,” Kay said in a 2009 interview. “We have joy just because we have Jesus. We sing ‘Joy to the World’ because Jesus was born, yet sometimes we act as though He were never born. Our salvation, our future—all of this is because of Him. It’s so easy to be discontent, but when we choose joy, what a difference it makes in our own lives and those around us. Joy is one of the greatest gifts God has given us.”
-Calvary Chapel Magazine, "Kay Smith Returns Home," by Christmas Beeler