When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion,
then were we like those who dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
and our tongue with shouts of joy.
(Psalm 126:1-2)
The beginning of the Psalm 126 has me thinking about this advertisement for Volkswagon:
And
of the U2 song, Get on Your Boots, which contains these lines:
Free
me from the dark dream
Candy
bars, ice cream
All
the kids are screaming but the ghosts aren't real
Here's
what you gotta be
Love
and community
Laughter
is eternity if the joy is real
We
have a basic choice:
To
live rooted in fear
or
To
live rooted in delight.
Why
one or the other?
Jesus
Jesus
said, "I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy
may be complete." (John 15:11)
If
what Jesus says is true, not just here but all that he said and all that he did,
and if what the Church has understood him to have accomplished, then our mouths should be filled with laughter,
and our tongues with shouts of joy.
Laughter is eternity because joy is real.
Laughter is eternity because joy is real.
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2 comments:
When I read this I thought of your post here so I thought I'd share...on-air response to a 16 year old girl:
http://www.air1.com/blog/brant/post/2011/08/04/On-Giving-Up-A-Response-to-a-16-Year-Old-Girl.aspx
And it sounds like something U2/Bono would say
Thanks, Anon. That is a good and grace-filled response.
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