My recent post with the Christian cartoons has drawn more traffic to my blog than I've ever had I think, with the possible exception of one or two posts that focused more on denominational strife and turmoil and thus served to attract folks with those interests. I think that probably says something about our need to laugh and engage in some humor more often than some of us do. There's far too much bad news and serious stuff out there that we're exposed to on a daily basis, so a little levity and light-hearted humor can be a sweet elixir for our souls.
I've had the privilege of leading the Wednesday night prayer meeting and Bible study at our church almost from the time I joined the staff over seven years ago. I really look forward to that time each week of sharing prayer concerns as a family of faith and then delving deeper into a passage of scripture together. We've done some pretty lengthy studies over these years--spending some 15 months in Mark, a year or so in Acts, and some other protracted book studies as well. One of the highlights each week though is when the lady who leads us in singing a couple of hymns before we pray and study takes a few minutes to share some funny jokes. Frequently these are church-related jokes, so we have a great time laughing at ourselves in a sense.
Ecclesiastes 3 tells us that among many other things that there is time for in life, there's a time to laugh. I'm grateful for at least one time a week on Wednesday evenings when someone purposefully prompts me to laugh by telling some good jokes. There's plenty of news out there that saddens us, angers us, moves us to cry, or leaves us shaking our head in amazement at man's capacity to do evil. Some much-needed laughter can be a good antidote for some of the news that poisons our soul. Here's hoping that you find something to laugh about today.
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