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Genesis 2:16 -
And Sarah said, "God has made me to laugh,

so that all who hears will laugh with me."

Is that not the best quote from the Bible that you've seen in a long time? I remember years ago when I was doing my soul searching of "why are we here", and "what is the true path?" and "which religion do I truly fit in with?"... each time I picked up a Bible to read a good message, I would invariably open up to a "She begot whatever", battles and pain. So, I studied all religions. Even took a Tibetan Buddhism class on meditation. ( in an upstairs suite over a Ben & Jerry's, no less ) For a while, I felt Buddhist. For a while, I even felt Hindu. Jewish. Sufi. Native American. Animist. Goddess/Sacred Feminine. All that, and I am full circle reading the works of Jesus, and finding that his parables speak to me like no other. I think he was a radical, a peacemaker, a non-conformist in every way possible. I think that if he were here today, he would be helping in an AIDS hospice, or serving in a soup kitchen. He'd be sitting with the homeless people holding court. He'd be everywhere except in big huge grand cathedrals, or in fancy halls of $500 tickets. He would be just as he was when he was on earth, in the middle of the lowest of low, showing in his love and teaching us to open our hearts. And minds.

And, he'd be laughing heartily. Because, life is too short and we need to loosen up and laugh more.... and invite others to join along.