Are we allowed to laugh and feel joy during Lent? From all I have seen in the Bible, we most certainly can! The way I read Proverbs 17:22, "A merry heart is a good medicine; but a broken spirit dries up the bones", God is telling us that laughter has the power to heal! And It heals in a way nothing else can.
We have all read articles that show the impact of stress and depression on our lives. The suffering and illness provoked by these and similar issues can be debilitating. But researchers use all manner of tests to measure the impact of a laughter in our day to day living.
Think of what happens when you're handed a soft cuddly puppy or watch a beautiful and serene sundown, or view movie clips from a drama or a comedy...these will all affect (many times very quickly) our outlook and our attitude. Laughter can actually increase our blood flow.
If it can do that to our bodies, think of what it can do to our spirits!!
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