May The Wind Whisper Your Praise.

So today, a funny thing happened. I laughed. Of course, I laugh often so it's not exactly a rare thing for me to do. But something about this laugh was different. I was just in PE. We have been doing this funny bowling stuff lately. Me and my friend were just goofing off, and I started laughing. Now, to anybody else, it just sounded like a normal laugh, it wasn't extremely high-pitched, unusually loud, or strangely long and nonstop. It was just normal. In that moment though, time almost froze. It was as if the universe stopped spinning just for me. I was just in pure awe and gratitude that I had the chance to truly laugh. It was not a laugh of evil, nor one of prejudice. It was completely innocent. I felt like God had just put all the happiness in the whole world, and let me carry it around for just a moment. To me, I think this is what it means to be a Christian.

Isaiah 55:12 says, "You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands."

This is our promise from God. Our God will redeem us. We are not called to live a life of misery and shame. As Christians, we are the hope, the light, and hopefully the laughter of many. If we are to honestly "go out in joy and be led forth in peace" then we are to be the hands and feet of our Lord, Jesus Christ. I believe that we are called to live our life in service to him, to ask him to free us from ourselves in pursuit of the impossible mission to become holy like him. Although we may never become holy, we will have our evil hearts desired replaced with his pure intentions. It once we become adoring servants to the Lord, that the "trees of the field will clap their hands." God will notice our submission. God will reward us. So I challenge you, go forth into this world as Christ would. He will reward you. No matter how big or little the reward is, just a simple laugh will do. As a human, I deserve nothing, so laughing should be such a reward that I am eternally grateful. In fact, him giving me breath is more that enough. So please, do good will to all, and be grateful for everything. Jesus Christ was a humble man. Lead a life like he did.