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.
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