There’s a lot that makes up each one of us. We’re not just a son or a daughter. Or one of a number of siblings. We have that as part of what makes us who we are but also a God-given personality, strengths, weaknesses, and of course the experiences of our lives that affect how we interact with other people, how we think about ourselves, what excites us, and what ticks us right off.
I was doing my Christian duty and praying yesterday…
…and I thought about some tendencies I have to be uptight, ornery, stubborn, selfish, and even mean sometimes. So my prayer went to two words: Love and Laughter. As this Christmas season comes and goes and I’ll be spending time with friends, family, and strangers around town, I want people in my radius to feel funny. Well, dang it that sounds awkward. I don’t want them to feel funny like they have a tickle in their throat (COVID symptoms and whatnot!), I want them to feel humor. Laugh. Joy. And to feel loved. I was also thinking specifically of my family who can (and has) seen the best of me and the worst of me. I want them to feel loved, I want them to laugh. If I can be the instigator (and I do love instigating things 😵💫) of love like the love God has for us and laughter from the wonderful and sometimes wonderfully weird experiences God lets us have, I will consider this season a success.
Merry Christmas. I hope this week and next week for you have love or laughter, or the best case scenario… both!
-Out of the Wilderness
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