God's Humor

Today in class we talked about God's humor in the story of Abraham and his wife Sarah having a child. We talked about how God told them to name their son Isaac which means "laughter." Some people in the Christian community do not believe God has humor and that this was just God telling them to name their kid this because Sarah and Abraham laughed when an angel told them they were going to have a son at such an advanced age. Others say that God laughed with them and this was a showing of God's humor. I believe God does have humor and I love it. Many people dislike the idea of God having humor because it may make them feel as if God does not care as much as he should, and that humor in God might be a weakness. However, I think laughter is important, and a God that has a humorous side makes me love Him even more.







Examples of God's humor are everywhere. God loves to have fun, especially with his children. He knows that all of us need a laugh every now and then. For people who do not think he has humor, I just look around in everyday life and could point out things all the time. For example, don't you think sometimes God gives us a great big jolt of thunder and makes us jump, then kind of laughs to himself a little bit, as we probably would be too. Or maybe he is just continuously playing a prank on Indiana with the weather that never knows what it wants to do. I think God is more humorous than most people think. I think God understands that we need laughter in our life. You can't tell me that you haven't laughed when someone gets pooped on by a bird, or someone gets a pie in the face. Don't you think God maybe planted that thought in someone's mind to throw a pie in the face of a friend because some laughter was needed, so he gave us laughter. People may not like the idea of God being humorous but I personally love it.