Before every worship service the service participants gather in the choir room for a prayer led by Pastor Jody, or whoever is leading worship that particular day. Sometimes we gather a bit early and have some time to fellowship before we pray and have to move into the sanctuary. And most times this extra time leads to laughter.
Worship isn't meant to be stuffy. It can have lighthearted moments. There can be laughter at any point in the service. But there is also some seriousness in a service too. Especially since we are gathering to worship God.
But, at least for me, I really enjoy having the laughter before moving into the sanctuary, especially if I may be struggling with something. It helps me enjoy things a bit more, even if we have something very serious to do.
Sometimes there is a reason for the laughter. Like someone did something funny or told a joke or funny story. And we did have some of those moments yesterday. But yesterday was also the first day we could not only go through service without face masks on if we chose to, but we could also sing without face masks. So some of us were a bit excited about that, I guess.
Whatever the reason behind the laughter, it is such a good feeling knowing you can laugh with people through good times and bad. Even though we all have our own things going on in our lives or our own feelings about things going on around us and around the world, we can still laugh in God's presence.
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| The Hudson River on Fri. 6/24/2022 |
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