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JESUS LAUGHED
Each
of us has our own concept of Jesus—
As
for me, I like to think He laughed a lot
Yes,
I picture Jesus throwing his head back
with
a wide winsome smile
and
laughing heartily from the gut
and
I think He did it often
I
know it doesn’t say so in Scripture
but still, I imagine 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
Oh!
I’m sure Jesus was great fun to be with—
that
mothers handed babies to Him
that
He kissed them, blessed them
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 lads
and
when someone approached Him
with
despair and grief and longing
my
mind’s eye sees Him
wrapping
His loving arms around
the
one in need—
turning
sorrow into hope
Oh!
It’s true, Jesus got plenty stirred up
with
righteous indignation—
even
knocked over vendor tables
in
the Temple courts
and
vented his 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
Oh!
I am touched by His humanity—
No
wonder I love Him
Maude
Carolan Pych
Note: The above poem appears in my new book, "Behold the Lamb...poetically!" Elm Hill Press. It's available online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. For information go to http://maudecarolanpych.com.
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