The Happy Jesus

                 

We always imagine Jesus with a serious look on his face, often sad, stressed and melancholic at times. But I am pretty sure he had his happy moments too. Who knows how much fun he had with his parents in their home? The picture seen here speaks volumes about the happiness that the Holy Family experienced in their humble home at Nazareth. Who knows how many jokes he shared with the apostles? He always wanted children around Him, as they would make Him happy with their shenanigans and spontaneous remarks. And since we were made on the image of God himself, Jesus had His human side too. If we say that Jesus was never happy, we would be denying a part of His humanity. Some of His parables make us laugh too, like when he mentions trying to remove a speck in one’s eye when you have a large beam lodged in yours. Or when He mentions a camel passing through the eye of a needle. And just looking at some animals, they make us laugh by their behavior, like penguins, parrots, goats, frogs, some birds, all baby animals. He speaks about joy when someone finds the lost coin, or the lost sheep out of 99 well-behaved ones. Yes, certainly Jesus had a sense of humor too, and on His example, let us rejoice and be happy too.