Today is Wednesday, April 5th, 2006; Karen's Korner #773

 This is a short thought sent to me by Kevin Rayner who writes an infrequent writing titled "Off the Church Walls".  Just in case you needed something to remind you to smile or laugh today:
 
Laughter
 
God created the gift of laughter. The Bible includes dozens of humorous situations: smelly shepherds who become kings and deliverers, a disobedient Jonah in the belly of a fish with only two possibilities to get out, a talking donkey, and an army of soldiers walking silently around Jericho.
 
Ecclesiastes 3:4 reminds us that there is a time to weep and a time to laugh. Jesus himself says, "Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh" (Luke 6:21b).
 
When God fulfilled his promise and gave Sarah a son when she was well past the age of child-bearing and her husband, Abraham, was a hundred years old, Sarah said, "God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me" (Genesis 21:6).

Ask God to help you look on the light side of your situation this week.

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