absolutely so! He is a God of love, laughter and happiness! And I love the sense of humour and the happiness that we all get from our Heavenly father after we acknowledge ourselves as His children! have'nt u noticed that christians who have a good relationship wiht their Father are so much more light hearted and jovial than the rest of the world?! In Jesus sheril daniel Grahamstown, South Africa Ravi Vaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Joynetters, I totally agree with JJ and welchy,our god is a god of happiness. St francis of sales ( Don Bosco was inspired by his life to start the salesians) used to say :" A Sad Saint is a sorry Saint." he also once said."u can attract more flies with a spoonful of honey than a barrelful of vinegar". Don Bosco said "Run, Jump,play,laugh,sing ,shout but dont sin.." One of the funny things i encountered while reading the bible was this..(I hope no one is offended). Why is davids wifes name bathseba...? becuase he saw her while she was having bath. Bad PJ but totally original....
Love and Prayers Ravi Josun Jose wrote: Yeah buddies I agree with Welchy! My Jesus too is the haha hehe type! I don't know a Jesus who's crabby and a dull witted. If Jesus was that kind, you can be sure he won't get me. he can forget having someone like jj to follow him. I've heard from the mouths of my father and Jos Mathew, Chicago "always develop a sense of humor! Don't look as though u've been baptized in vinegar and confirmed in sulphuric!" I love to hang around with people who have a fine tuned sense of humour. It improves my face value! The people who have made the biggest impact on my life were mainly people who have a fine tuned sense of humour along with integrity. I've got a gr8 friend of mine whos a priest, a holy priest. Sometimes I wonder if his middle name is spelt as H-U-M-O-R! He's got a great sense of it! For any sentence he can put a chuckle on the face of his hearers. I remember once I met him after he had a minor accident- he fell from a height and dislocated his ankle. I entered his room and he was there with a cast on his leg. I proffered my hand saying " I'm sorry father it seems u had a bad fall!" and he retorted in mock disbelief "oh no, don't get me wrong, I had a wonderful fall. only the landing was poor!!" Another time he had to board a train but due to the traffic jam we arrived at the railway station as the train started picking speed. We frantically tried to jump into the last compartment but unfortunately missed. He was a bit annoyed and he muttered. "these trains should never have last compartments, and even if they do have it should be somewhere in the middle!" After I came to the lord, one of the gifts he's given me is the gift of Laughter. I've learnt to laugh at myself. I'm a very impetuous person by nature. And a bit short tempered too. But when I look back at the follies I' ve made. I just sit back and laugh. Even when I remember some incidents where I was apparently hurt, laughter comes to my heart. Folks at home and other places have all taken me to be a bafoon. I've always been the butt of jokes for people around. Once I was so hurt becoz of the way people used to pull my leg. I went to my mom & dad and said "people are poking fun at me so much I'm feeling hurt!" and they told me with their parental wisdom" if you can't beat them, join them!, have fun, laugh with them too!" My parents may have been failures in other areas, but in this area they've been a thumping success!. All the half dozen of us kids have learnt how to laugh at ourselves. I've got so used to making a fool of myself and laughing at my follies that it just doesn't matter these days. There's this chorus many of you may know "Our God is an awsome God.." Well, i alter it sometimes and i sing My God is a funny God, He reigns from heavn above, with wisdom (humor), power and love My God is a funny God..... (can u see a 100 watt smile across the face of Jesus?):):) Never take life too seriously; you'll never come out of it alive!ok. It is my humble opinion that people who don't have a sense of humour will have time in life only for inner healing retreats and nothing else!. I feel very sorry for such poor souls. Just imagine spending about 300 hundred rupees every other week for patching up the wounds that they've inflicted on themselves becoz of an impoverished sense of humor!!. Every Jesus youth should have a healthy sense of humor, otherwise you may soon be on the highway to bankruptcy, both financial as well as emotional, and there's nothing funny about that! Learn to Laugh! after all our Lord is a funny lord! Love and prayers in Jesus, Josun Jose/New Delhi/India ----- Original Message ----- From: welchy To: joy net Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 4:59 PM Subject: [JOYnet] Whats your Lord Like ??? > Once when I attended this retreat ,we were shown different pics of Jesus & we > were asked to choose the one we imagined HIM to be . > As soon as the pics were displayed .My eyes fell on the Laughing Jesus & I > Picked it immediately . > > Ohh yes !!!I firmly believe in HA HA Jesus > > > I remember watching the movie ... MARY MOTHER OF JESUS > One of my favorite shot in the movie was the wedding of cana > They showed Jesus dancing with his mother & his friends .He enjoyed his life > to the fullest inspite of the fact that he was aware of the hurdles & pain > full experiences he would go thru at calvary .HE seemed to be so cheerful not > only with Friends & also with those who are not his own . > > Doesnt that face of OUR JESUS really enliven us ?? > > Well every time I look at this facial expression of Jesus , this elevates me > thru all my pains. > I realize that a cribbing & sorrowful face really doesn't work .It not only > frets me but others too > > The cracking Truth of Christanity is being cheerful thru Pains & Gains . > To be smiling when one is tempted to frown . > > > > With Love in the HAHA Jesus > > Welchy > > (Mumbai ) > > > Dont share the PICTURE of your Jesus ???? > > **************************************************************** > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to this mailing list, visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > **************************************************************** **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. 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