Analogy
When Jesus healed, He frequently did more than repair a body. He restored people to community, pronounced forgiveness, and…
Suffering · Forgiveness · Community
Story
Ten Minutes of Laughter
Norman Cousins, Anatomy of an Illness
Norman Cousins, diagnosed with a rare and painful disease, checked himself out of the hospital and prescribed his own treatment: Marx Brothers films and old comedy. He discovered that ten minutes of genuine laughter gave him two hours of pain-free sleep. The account was later published and drew thousands of responses from physicians. Laughter is not a cure-all, but it is far from irrelevant to human flourishing.
How you’d preach it
Laughter is not trivial. It can be a real gift to body and spirit.
- Joy
Cousins