Well, here I was, sitting in front of the keyboard with my head as empty as a new piggy bank straight out of the box. I was Just sitting and staring at the screen. Then after a short eternity it hit me. I wasn’t supposed to be just sitting and staring. I was supposed to be typing! But what?! There wasn’t any answer for my question. The silence around me was kind of spooky. I knew that blogging wasn’t supposed to work this way. But fear not, everybody. A cartoon lightbulb appeared over my head. The light didn’t light up the whole room as I expected. I think it was a forty watt bulb. But anyway, it was like God dropped off today’s blog idea to me. So I leaned forward and started typing.
You ever take notice of anyone laughing and crying at the same time? Strange, huh? I’ve seen it happen in the movies plenty of times. But I never really thought about it as being a big deal. …Not until it happened to me in church.
I represent only one man’s opinion here, but I think laughing while crying is a marvel. …Laughing while crying?
Only two things I can think of that would cause this phenomenon to happen. Hysteria or joy. -Which is the exact thing that happened to me in church. No! Not the hysteria thing. The joy thing.
I was singing a praise song to God. Not like the way we sing happy birthday. You know. Kind of without that much bounce to it. Nope. I was singing with the power of big gratitude and thankfulness that was blended with enthusiasm. I was clapping, with my eyes closed, my head was tilted up, and I was step dancing, side to side, like a choir member. Then all of a sudden… I know, I know. You’re expecting me to say “It hit me, right?” Well, when you’re right you’re right!
It felt like a charge of antigravity energy went through my head and shoulders, making me feel like I weighed less than my usual 235lbs.
I was so overwhelmed my tear ducts poured uncontrollably and I started laughing. Now ain’t that something? -A grown man laughing and crying in the middle of a crowd. Undignified huh? But I didn’t care. As long as that charge of power was in me, I could handle the stares.
I guess I’m sharing all this to get people to recognize the human phenomena we see and overlook. -To take a look at one thing concerning being human and being blessed. Being human and being loved, and so on. Yup. I know you can tell where I’m coming from.
When you can recognize how real God is, it really changes how you look at things. Here’s hoping you experience the happy joyful side of laughing and crying. Thanks for reading along!