Laughter....

Laughter.....

I tend to think that God has a sense of humor .....there times in my life when, I look around and say, "God must have found that funny or delightful".  When he knows the end product or event....when we are caught in wonder or off guard...

When he sat around the table or on the slopes of the hills teaching or interacting with his disciples or the table at the meals..there must have been some laughter...a funny story or antidote....maybe I am reading into the Word and I don't want to, but I still imagine laughter...people need laughter and we have it as part of our makeup, our emotions....

when he talked to the children or held them....or the smile he gave to others....at different occasions...the times spent with His friends, mary, martha and Lazarus.... Or in creation....the abundance of life, all so different and delightful....

Can't you just hear His holy laughter, pleased with each new animal, bird, tree, flower...man...the delight, the wonder...

Just think, He spoke and it came to pass.....delightful...powerful...wanting to share it...

Thank you, GOd, for laughter...rejoicing, delighting .....help me to know when to laugh, delight, rejoice....that it would be a reflection of your Joy...


Genesis 21:6
Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”

Psalm 35:9
Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and delight in his salvation.

Psalm 32:11
Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!

Psalm 111:2
Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them.

Proverbs 31:25
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.

Ecclesiastes 3:4
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.

Luke 1:14
He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,

Luke 6:21
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!



Some recent chuckles......

"A missed letter can change the whole message!

They're Back! Those wonderful Church Bulletins! Thank God for church ladies with typewriters. These sentences (with all the BLOOPERS) actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services:

The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.
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The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on the Water.' The sermon tonight: 'Searching for Jesus.'
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Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.
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Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our community. Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say 'Hell' to someone who doesn't care much about you.
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Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.
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Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again,' giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.
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For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
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Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
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Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
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A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow..
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At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to our choir practice.
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Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
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Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
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Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered..
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The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility.
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Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.
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The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.
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This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.
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Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10 AM . All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B. S. Is done.
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The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the Congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday.
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Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM . Please use the back door.
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The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM . The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
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Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church Please use large double door at the side entrance. "


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