The
spontaneity of humor reflects the way God created man. It is both physically
and emotionally beneficial. Laughter can keep a tense situation from ending in
bitter words or hard feelings. Although
Jesus was a "Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief" (Isaiah 53:3),
I believe He laughed often. Sometimes Jesus used humor to make a point. Imagine
a camel trying to squeeze through the eye of a needle! (Matthew 19:24). But
there's also a dark side to humor. Paul called it "coarse jesting"
and said that it should have no place in the believer's life (Ephesians 5:4).
It demeans, degrades, and defiles those who use it and those who hear it. So what
do we laugh at? What kinds of stories do we tell each other? Would Jesus laugh
with us? I believe He would—if it were wholesome humor. —Dennis De Haan Give us
a sense of humor, Lord, To laugh is to be fully human.
Bacaan: Efesus
5:1-10 Humor yang spontan mencerminkan cara Allah menciptakan
manusia. Humor berguna bagi manusia secara fisik maupun emosional. Tawa dapat
mencegah suasana yang tegang agar tidak berakhir dengan kata-kata pahit atau
sakit hati. Walaupun Yesus adalah “seorang yang penuh kesengsaraan
dan yang biasa menderita kesakitan” (Yesaya 53:3), saya yakin Dia sering
tertawa. Kadang kala Yesus menggunakan humor untuk menjelaskan sesuatu.
Bayangkan seekor unta mencoba untuk masuk melalui lubang jarum! (Matius 19:24).
Namun, humor juga memiliki sisi yang buruk. Paulus
menyebutnya “sembrono” dan hal itu jangan sampai mendapat tempat di dalam hidup
seorang percaya (Efesus 5:4). Hal itu mempermalukan, merendahkan, dan mencemari
mereka yang melontarkannya dan mereka yang mendengarnya. Jadi, apakah yang kita tertawakan? Cerita
macam apakah yang kita ceritakan kepada satu sama lain? Apakah Yesus akan
tertawa bersama kita? Saya yakin Dia akan tertawa, jika humor itu sehat —DJD DENGAN TERTAWA BERARTI ANDA benar-benar MENJADI MANUSIA
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