The Religious Act: Asking the Question
The lesson of truth is not held in one consciousness. It explodes toward the other. To study well, to read well, to listen well, is already to speak: whether by asking questions and, in so doing, touching the master who teaches you, or by teaching a third party.”
--Emmanuel Levinas “Beyond the Verse: Talmudic Readings and Lectures” (1994)
Saturday, September 5, 2009
God's Joy Brings Us laughter
I believe the author tells us that the humor of God is found in all those things he has done for us to bring us joy, and from joy comes laughter. This joy is a result of hope and knowing God will deliver for us, and because God will seemingly do the impossible for us. Abraham and Sarah felt the joy of God delivery, Hannah also felt the joy when the seemingly impossible occurred for them through the intervention of God.
Christians are called to be fools for Christ like the court jester who brings joy into people lives, Christians through the Message of Christ bring joy to those who hear the message. Like the comedian who appears to be foolish, but exposes the self righteous, the pretentious and pompous.
I know someone who called God a Jokester, who keeps pulling the rug out from under them, because of things that kept occurring in their life. As I look back at the issue, as this person got close to something they wanted, the rug was pulled from under them. This is similar to the statement made by the author"the self righteous are turned away from the gate"(p3) . This is like the person who does not get the punch line of the joke, like the person who does not receive the message of God; the rug will be pulled out from under them. If you receive the message there will be joy in your life and laughter comes with joy.
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