Reflection

“Humor takes you from a state of constricted consciousness into a more expanded state of mind.”
–Yitzhak Buxbaum

Prayer

Giver of all that is good,

When our worlds get constricted and we lose our feeling for freedom, help us at least find the freedom to laugh. Let there be humor between us that can crack every tension and overcome wrongs. Heal us of patterns of thought, word, or deed that foster anxiety and despair. And instead let us work, play, and live in ways that spread life to others—expanding our spaces with joy and gladness for life, a life beside others, a life that’s ready to smile at the days we are given. Amen.

Call to Action

Share a new joke with friends and colleagues today. Be glad for the gift of humor.