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Becky Garrison sent me a link to this wonderful drawing, from a blogger who calls himself Naked Pastor:
This entry was posted on November 14, 2008. It was filed under Art, Christian mysticism, humor, Other people's blogs and was tagged with Christian mysticism, Cloud of Unknowing, humor, Naked Pastor.
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That is so funny, do you think God has a sense of Humor? I remember Bishop Sheen from years ago(he’s up for sainthood) said “the further away from the Divine, the more humor”. Of course I just about laugh at everything.
November 16, 2008 at 11:49 pm
I think Bishop Sheen must have been having a bad day when he said that! Of course God has a sense of humor. Read the book of Acts, it’s filled with dry humor. Here’s another thought: When holy people like Bishop Sheen, or for that matter St. Benedict, speak out against laughter, I think they are attacking the laughter of derision, which is different from the laughter of delight. Derision is hurtful and demeaning, whereas delight fosters relationship and connection. I expect heaven to be filled with laughter and delight. As G. K. Chesterton so sagely put it, “Angels fly because they take themselves lightly.”
November 17, 2008 at 5:58 am
This is wonderful. I am putting it on my blog. Thanks.
November 17, 2008 at 10:25 pm
I love it!!
November 18, 2008 at 11:53 pm
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