When I graduated from college as an adult in 2001, the church I was attending had a graduation celebration for all high school and college graduates. They asked us for baby pictures for a slide show and as the slides were presented, we all had fun guessing who was who. Of course, mine were pretty easy to guess as they were the only baby pictures in black and white!!
Do you remember when your children were born? That's a silly question, isn't it? We all remember the day our kids were born as one of the most important days in our lives. Today's reading recounts the birth of Isaac to Abraham and Sarah. A child born into their old age. A child born of a miracle. The child God promised as Abraham's heir. And Sarah said that with the birth of her child, God had brought her laughter.
Some days don't seem to have a lot of laughter, do they? Life is hard. The kids took the day off from being cute and are driving you crazy. Stuff breaks. The phone rings with not-so-great news. You didn't sleep well last night and tonight ain't looking so great either! There is always something that can block our laughter, if we let it.
But today, let's revel in the laughter of our children. Take some time to remember the funny things. Look at their sweet faces and remember how much laughter you shared on the day they were born. There will be plenty of time to think about all the world's problems later.
Today let's just laugh.
- Holly Barrett
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