Laughter
I think laughter is one of God's great gifts to us.
Ha ha ha ,Ho ho ho,Hee hee hee These are some ways that we,English speakers, write down the sound of laughter,How we write down the sound of laughter is not really important.What is important to know is that laughter is common to everyone around the world.What we also know is that humour is different from country to country & from person to person.
It's good to knowt hat laughter has always been with us,although it has changed a lot over time.The Man & the Ape are probabely the only kind of animals in the world that laugh & smile.Some animals ,like dogs or horses,may seem to smile.But since we cannot really tell,is it possible that we are alone in our ability to laugh?
Some say that it is this ability to laugh that makes humans different from other animals,just like our ability to think & to dream.Is laughing something that is naturally inside humans from the time when we are born,or is it something that we learn?Touch a baby on it's feet or stomach or make a strange face and it will probably laugh.Doctors say that all babies are born with the ability to laugh and smile,just like they can all cry.Even babies that can't see can smile,so we know that they do not learn to smile from their mothers.In other words,laughing & smiling are things that make us truly human.
Today's Bible:
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. (John 16:33 KJV)
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By Robin, at December 06, 2004 9:37 AM
Sadly, many believe God does not laugh, that He does not have a sense of humor. Appearantly, these people have never seen a giraffe that God so gracefully stretched the neck on, can't picture God giggling as He paints the stripes on the zebra etc...
There is a good reason JOY is found 183 times, in one variation or another, in the Bible and SAD is only found 12 times.
By Robin, at December 06, 2004 9:39 AM
The Joy of the Lord is your strength!(Nehemia 8:10).
I find something amazing about our Lord. Even though, I may be in a dark night of the soul, He still arouses laughter in me. He still bestows His blessing of joy in me, dispite the heaviness of my soul.
In Him, I can rejoice in all things!
By J Man, at December 06, 2004 11:05 AM
Dear Walking-in-His-steps,
I agree.some people can't imagine that our abilities are due to how God created us and the CREATOR of happiness is possitively the God of pleasure.
Dear J,
You're right.I found whenever I'm closer to God ,I can more rejoice everything;but when I feel or do a sin ,my heart gets so squeezed that nothing can make me happy.
The real happiness just means with Him.
By Zorro!, at December 07, 2004 12:04 PM
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