Comic Belief 2

Upon returning from his first circus a young boy commented, "Once you have been to a circus you will never enjoy a prayer meeting again." Such sentiment implies that Christianity is like going to the dentist; it is good for you but it will be a miserable experience. The stereotype of a joyless, guilt-filled religion surrounds us. It is said that a priest once said to Grouch Marx, "Grouch, I want to shake your hand for all the joy you have brought into the world." Groucho responded, "I want to shake YOUR hand for all the joy you have taken out of the world." It is hard to be upright without being uptight. Righteousness easily spills over into self-righteousness. It has always been that way. The religious people of Jesus' day didn't think the joke about the log in their eye was very funny. A sense of humor is a matter of viewpoint and it takes work to see around the log in our own eye but it is worth it. Laughter is good for you. While many doctors still consider cutting you up or filling you with medicine, others are using jokes and resources to stimulate laughter. Research indicates that laughter may be the best medicine. You might want to laugh a little just for the health of it. When I receive requests for speaking engagements, their most requested goal is that they want to laugh. Now I'm not a comedienne I'm a communicator. Humor is not the end for me it is a means to an end. I discovered when making a speech that it doesn't matter what you say if no one is listening. Humor gets people's attention.