when God laughs

God laughs at me. All the time. I'm quite sure of it.

He laughs at me when I get too serious, when I get too wrapped up in my own ideas of how things should go. You may have heard it said that, if you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans! Needless to say, I'm sure I've contributed to some really good divine belly laughs. I've had many reminders of this lately - it almost seems like every time I plan on something, whether it's what I'm planning to do next week, or planning to leave work half an hour early, God mixes it up. Suddenly, my plans for next week include no element of what I'd thought they should. And I get called into a meeting that starts at 4:00, when I wanted to leave at 3:30. I think God mixes it up, in part to remind me of Who's really in control here, and perhaps in part to challenge me to be obedient when He switches things up.

Yes, God laughs at me, when I fail to laugh with Him - which happens more often than it doesn't. As Adele puts it, I am so often "rolling in the deep" that I fail to see that I could be laughing in the light. Yes, faith and hope and love go deep. Deeper than we can imagine. But if we are too serious to gain joy from what God shows us, then really, what's the point? Really?!?! We are people of joy, because we are people of the Resurrection.

God laughs at me. All the time. I'm quite sure of it. Most of the time, I laugh well after the fact, but I'd much rather be able to laugh with Him. I hope someday I will.

+peace, and all good, friends!