04.29
“It’s all in the delivery.” That’s what Kenn Kington – a talented, local comedian – told me when I asked him why his version of the same joke was funnier than mine. Humor is amazingly powerful. When we laugh, our hearts open to hear the truth.
Jesus was a funny teacher. (Maybe not as funny as Kenn Kington, but still funny.) In today’s reading, Jesus is being humorous when he says we should cut off a hand or gouge out an eye. Sitting around Jesus, his audience would have chuckled, listening to him. But they would have also gotten the point… sin harms us, so treat it like a horrible infection. Do everything we can to rid ourselves of it.
How about sharing some humor from your life that illustrates a truth about life and/or God? I can’t wait to hear what you write…
