In the middle of the worn, wooden table was a tray of fresh-baked, peanut butter cookies. Even though chewy cookies are definitely a hot commodity around here, that wasn't the main focus. Between mouths full and milk gulps, we shared crazy stories from when we were kids. New inventions involving tree branches and pulleys, what stunts we tried to pull on the neighbors, and how often we'd get spanked... between each story and depending on the dramatization of the teller, there was a common thread that became wonderfully apparent. Laughter.
The room was filled with it! The kids eyes flickering with each new tale, excited grins and squeals. The men, listening intent, and then, like a hammer to a clay pot, faces breaking open with loud chuckles. It bounced off the walls. Like lightning in a pin ball machine, I love how it makes people look. Most of all, it's such a creative and generous gift- that the Lord would infuse us with such an expression. These funny noises that rise from the inner parts of our soul that eventually release into the air like a fairy sneezing from sparkle dust. Or a golly giant sneezing from jumbo cheddar puffs. Inside each person, there's an endless jukebox of laugher. Put the coin in the right slot and enjoy the melody.
As I made my way back up that curvy staircase, the sounds of it echoed through the hall and reverberated though my heart. It's one of my most favorite sounds in the world.
I think I'd like to hear Jesus laugh...
The room was filled with it! The kids eyes flickering with each new tale, excited grins and squeals. The men, listening intent, and then, like a hammer to a clay pot, faces breaking open with loud chuckles. It bounced off the walls. Like lightning in a pin ball machine, I love how it makes people look. Most of all, it's such a creative and generous gift- that the Lord would infuse us with such an expression. These funny noises that rise from the inner parts of our soul that eventually release into the air like a fairy sneezing from sparkle dust. Or a golly giant sneezing from jumbo cheddar puffs. Inside each person, there's an endless jukebox of laugher. Put the coin in the right slot and enjoy the melody.
As I made my way back up that curvy staircase, the sounds of it echoed through the hall and reverberated though my heart. It's one of my most favorite sounds in the world.
I think I'd like to hear Jesus laugh...