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We each have our own conception of Jesus--
This is mine...
JESUS LAUGHED
Each of us
has our own concept of Jesus—
As for me, I
think He laughed a lot
Yes, I think
Jesus threw his head back
with a wide
winsome smile
and laughed
heartily from the gut
and I think
He did it often
I know it
doesn’t say so in Scripture
but still, I imagine that the One
Who hung out
with the twelve
shared some mighty
amusing stories
around the
campfire on starry summer evenings
I figure He even occasionally bore the brunt
of good-natured razzing by the brethren
as they passed around roasted fish
and barley loaves on the shore of the Galilee
A guest at
parties and weddings
Jesus was actually
accused
of being a
winebibber and glutton
He wouldn’t
have received
those kinds
of invitations
and that kind
of reputation
if He had
been solemn and grim
and speaking
of wine, I’m quite certain
no somber
individual would have
turned H2O
into the fruit of the vine
so a wedding
feast could proceed
with expected
merrymaking and
no
embarrassment for the host
O I’m sure
Jesus was great fun to be with—
that mothers
handed their babies to Him
that He
kissed them and blessed them
made funny
faces, chucked their chins
and tickled
their tummies
causing them
to giggle and coo
I picture children
climbing up on His lap
and being
bounced on His knees
as He told stories
about Jonah and Daniel
I’ll bet He even
tossed a leather ball
back and
forth with the neighborhood boys
and when
someone approached Him
with despair
and grief and longing
my mind’s eye
sees Him
wrapping His
arms around
the one in
need—
turning
sorrow into hope
O it’s true, Jesus
got plenty stirred up
with
righteous indignation
even knocked
over vendor tables
in the Temple
courts
and vented anger
vehemently
at
hypocritical Pharisees
but this was
the world His Father created
and loved so
much
that He sent
Him here
to save
Yes, I’m sure
He laughed a lot
in spite of
the fact
the dreaded Cross
stood before Him
because He knew His mission
and of the
joy to come
Indeed, the
joy
for what He
would accomplish for us
was already
in Him
Yes, Jesus
knew there was a time to laugh
and a time
for anger
as well as a
time to weep
O, I am
touched by His humanity—
No wonder I
love Him
Maude Carolan Pych
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