Lately, I was thinking abouthow I hadn't had the giggles in over a year (this was a mistake because it made the event inevitable...)
Last Saturday morning started out so depressing. I did NOT want to get up. I was late for church and I didn't get any breakfast... Then in Sabbath School (Adventist version of Sunday School), somebody called me "Young Lady"..." Ooh, don't get me started...
Then, Mom asked me to help her lead song service. I was in a contrary mood, so I "tried" to sing harmony -- I stink at this... Mom kept giving me dirty looks, trying to get me to cut it out, but that just egged me on...
Finally, in the middle of the first verse of "Lamb of God," Mom actually wapped me in the stomach with the back of her hand...
Instead of making me behave like I think it was meant to, I started cracking up! I mean a no-holds-barred belly laugh...Trouble is, I was in front of my church and we were singing about Christ's sacrifice on the cross. I kept my laughter silent, but I was bent over laughing. Mom was still singing, but she had this ironic, bemused look on her face. I turned around and attempted to get a straight face again, but every time, I started to sing, I cracked up again.
She motioned for me to get myself pulled together -- didn't happen. Mom even tried pinching me at one stage, but that was no good...it just made me laugh even harder...(Does Mom strike you as a little bit violent in this story??? No pun intended)...
So when song service was over, Mom and I went back and sat in the pew next to Dad. There was this guy sitting on the other end of the pew, nervously tapping his foot...trouble is, his leg bouncing was shaking the pew. After 15 minutes of this (during the pastoral prayer and special music), Mom commented, "I am getting sea sick..."
Then Dad surprised us...He stood up like he was going to go to the Rest Room, but instead, he moved to the pew behind us. One of our fellow Church members was wearing a top with the Chicago bears logo on it. Her son was sitting next to her...
My father is a die-hard Packers fan. Dad slid into the pew next to her son and whispered, "I noticed your Mom is a Bears fan...I just wanted to let you know that there is no statute of limitations on child abuse -- so when you grow up and realize how badly miss-treated you were by having the Bears forced on you, you can seek justice."
By now the boy and his mom were laughing so hard, I thought they were going to fall out of the pew...
And I had the giggles AGAIN!!!
I hope the pastor didn't think we were laughing at him when he started his sermon!!!
In Psalm 100, God's people are told to make a joyful noise unto the Lord! To serve the Lord with gladness!!! There are times when levity and giggles might be inappropriate, but it is always a joyful time when we can enjoy being in the presence of God -- It truly makes this world a better place!!!
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