| Laughter |
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| Written by Marcus |
| Monday, 23 February 2009 00:19 |
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Laughter. It's a powerful thing. We all do it. It comes in a variety of different shapes and sizes. And we do it for various reasons too. Usually, we laugh when we hear/see something funny. And by funny I mean haha funny. For me, I find that sometimes when I'm so mad and things are so ridiculous my body can do nothing else but laugh. Here's the deal: Murphy's law dictates "anything that can go wrong will go wrong". Have you ever had a Murphy kind of day? I have. In fact the last couple weeks were Murphyish. Kind of a Murphy Fortnight. Long story short, my heart was burdened with news about my grandfather, my dad, the economy, a friend's friend's suicide, loss of various important items, and financial woes. I can't say I was too chipper. To bring this orchestra of catastrophe to a close I drove my truck down a hill into ditch. Now I have a big ticket to pay and I'm broke. Why I tried to make it down the hill God only knows. So what did I do in this situation as freshman girls took pictures of me getting towed up the hill? I laughed. I laughed. I laughed. Up to that point, things couldn't get any more ridiculous, yet they did. Why was I laughing? I think God and His weird sense of humor has everything to do with it. 40 times we see laughter referenced in the Bible; a number used loosely meaning A LOT (40 years wandering in the desert, 40 days with Noah). The laughter can translate to joy--simchah (eg PS 126:1-2)--or derision--tsechoq (eg Gen 18:14-15)(agape.com). In my case, I was making fun of the situation . Just as Sarah laughed at childbearing in old age, I laughed at my fortune. All things considered both Sarah and I turned out alright. I guess I had to hit my mental limit in order to see God had things under control. Murphy's law has nothing on Sarah's faith. I'm glad I got that lesson. When I think back on the last couple weeks, I'll be laughing out of joy now. Betweenme and God, I'm glad one of us knows how to drive down the proverbial hill of life. |
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I feel like I'm at a laughing point too—thanks for the encouragement! Quote
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