Jesus Loves You
It’s probably one of those “you had to be there” stories to actually be funny but I think often of a time when Brad was a youth pastor and we were on a youth trip in Gatlinburg. We were in the middle of a busy intersection when an angry driver suddenly cut us off. I can’t remember the details exactly, but our bus driver either honked or muttered something under his breath or maybe both as they zoomed on by. One of the guys in the group who had the gift of keeping things light and humorous peered out the window of our church bus, waving slyly as they passed on by, and like a punch line delivered right on time told them, “Jesus loves you!” To which the whole bus erupted into laughter. I still get a good laugh every time I think about it and I think God brings it to mind so often because laughter is good medicine. And God desires good things for His children. I also think He brings it to memory for the lesson in it. It’s easy to sit in the church bus or building or in my home o...