HAHAHAHAHA!

Yep, shorthand for laughter, but it does not properly plumb the depth of the experience. I like to laugh. Ask any friend or family member. I think life is pretty unserious in light of the goodness and greatness. I also think laughter destroys the work of the enemy which is to make you feel pain and lose your joy.

Admittedly when things get tough I look to comedies to change my thinking. I will watch The Three Stooges, Dennis The Menace and other old B&W comedies. And laugh. And laugh some more.And then I read yesterday that laughter is bad for you! From Time the headlines read “That’s Not Funny: 15 Reasons Why Laughing Is Bad for You” and my response? Laughter. Are you kidding me?

Now granted I never used to laugh. I was somber, serious, depressed and laughter was not funny at all.

Not anymore.

Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Psalm 126:2
Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

Job 8:21
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting.

Genesis 21:6
And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me.”

Personally I choose to believe God. Laughter.

And as one person wrote me… “Good seeing you! You have quite the infectious laugh! Full of joy!”

Yep-that is me. An embarrassment perhaps to friends and family. Laughing at all the wrong times. But, hey…who knows who needs to get healed in restaurant, business or church building.

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