Wednesday, July 3, 2019

SABRINA For many years now, Readers Digest has featured a humor page entitled, “laughter is the Best Medicine. Many readers turn to this page first – just for the laugh. Laughter can act as a source of inspiration, comfort, and healing. In Psalms we are reminded how God restores the ancient city of Zion. In that memory there is laughter and joy that transforms a people and lifts the lives of others. The same holds true today. We can find healing and hope in laughter – in the positive attitudes that shape our relationships and circumstances. Even in times of deep sorrow, we can discover the comfort that comes from remembering the good, uplifting times. That is so often found, yes, at funerals, as people reminisce about their loved one. When we consider what God has done for us, how God has offered hope through grief, we often discover joy. Wonderful memories of God’s provision shape our faith. Today, consider what God has done for you. Count your blessings. Consider the joy of it all. Surely laughter can be a part of the equation. God is good. God is the author of joy.