There is something infectious about the laughter of a child, almost of magic quality. A quote by Charles Dickens says that, “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.” It is amazing how much we take this gift, one that has been said to have the power to heal, for granted. 

Recently, I was watching some funny YouTubes that made me fall on the floor laughing, then I found myself doing that slap on your leg body reaction to emphasize to myself how funny it was. My friends say they love my sense of Humor and love my laugh. We say, it is just not the same laughing over the phone. It is the bond that occurs with the human interaction or chemistry of energy that we are lacking. I miss laughing with people, smiling, and using body language to express feelings. It seems like forever ago that I would get together with my friends and family. When we did we would be laughing the whole time. The kind of laughter that happens until your face hurts.

For me, laughter can be an essential tool to combat stress, bond and join with others and improve health. Humor can strengthen your mind and body along with social relationships. It is a social behavior that mostly happens when you are with others.

I saw this happen to a lot of people last Sunday at the Easter Egg Hunt. We had social behavior because we were with others. We heard the laughter. We heard the joy. We heard the hula-hoops. We heard the Alleluias loud and clear through the masks!! We heard the kids say, “Get me a back up bag, mine is full of eggs already”. Then were heard all the people laughing, sharing this gift. The contagiousness of the laughter happened person to person. We saw fellowship as a community.

The time is now for us to heal all together as a family. It is time to have the laughter of children back in Church! In two weeks or so, on Sunday, April 18th, we will be offering in person nursery and Sunday school during the 10am service. We also know everyone may not be ready for this, so we will also have Zoom as an option. You will be able to join the in-person classroom thru Zoom from home. I must admit, I am still working on the classroom structure and will have more specifics next week, but ready set go!

****We will still have parent pick up for the April Sunday school craft kit,

**** this Sunday, April 11th at 11:15am. ****