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The Power of Laughter

Last night I had a great dinner with some friends.  What made it a good time wasn't the food, it was the laughter.  I think we laughed the whole time.  Some say laughter is the best medicine, and science is starting to prove this.  Laughter is said to lower blood pressure and increase circulation.  Laughter lowers stress levels and greatly improves a person's emotional well-being.

Everyone at last night's dinner is a pastor and most of our laughter came from ministry stories.  If you've been in ministry any length of time you will have funny stories to tell.  Why?  Because ministry is about people and people do funny and bizarre things.  And because pastors are people too, we do funny and bizarre things.  We had a good laugh at ourselves too.

We all need a good dose of laughter.  I ended the night feeling very refreshed and grateful for good friends.  I needed that.