Laughter can lift the darkest days
I started back at school last week so I had to get into a new rhythm before I could get back to the blog. I am so excited to be back!
I love Ecclesiastes 3- A Time for Everything. I know most are familiar with “a time to weep and a time to laugh” and all the other verses about a “season for every activity under the heavens” (Eccle. 3:1-4, NIV). I will be writing about weeping and laughing, but I want to call attention to later verses that remind us that “there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live” and that this is a gift from God and that “everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it” (Eccle. 3:12-14, NIV).
To say my life has been a roller coaster of emotions lately does not come close to describing the chaos of life and the emotions that go along with it. King Solomon highlights that God is in control of all things and that even if we do not fully grasp the why and when of things, he encourages to accept that there is a time for everything and to trust God- be happy and go do good instead of dwelling and trying to understand things that we are not meant to fully comprehend.
In my weeping I have felt alone and lost and overwhelmed with sadness and then I pray. I started a new practice of falling to my knees to pray and praying out loud, and when I do, the tears dry away and I find a peace and silence in my mind that was previously full of what ifs and dark views of what the future might hold. In my prayer, I ask for God’s truth and that anything meant to cause me ill or harm be silenced. I had one of those days yesterday….and then I had a time for laughter today.
I am truly Blessed to work with some amazing people. I share all the time how we actively care for each other and in that caring, we don’t hesitate to reach out when one of us is down. I am not sure if my team knew how much I needed to laugh today, but we did! The day began with a reminder to do good (just like Ecclesiastes) and that it is not about our reward or return on doing good, but simply finding joy in the doing. That reward is immeasurable. After a long day, as we sat at dinner, we chatted and found joy in all the little things. The laughter was quite boisterous and likely disruptive to others, but it was genuine and it was needed. They all did something good today for me, even if they didn’t know it, and the reward for all of us was to be happy and not worry about what will happen tomorrow or the next day.
Today, I pray that you find joy in what you do. I pray that you trust God, even in those dark days, and know that He knows the why and when of everything from beginning to end, none of it is in our control. I pray that when you are in the time of weeping, you be comforted that there will be a time for laughter.
2 responses to “Laughter can lift the darkest days”
RitaHolland
Sep 24, 2025 at 9:10 am
Good morning Cristina. I look forward to your GodWinks so much. You seem to be speaking directly to me in each one. I feel so blessed that God is using your gift to comfort, inspire and encourage me. Keep them GodWinks coming girl!
Cristina Moore
Sep 24, 2025 at 9:18 am
Thank you so much for that encouragement!!!!
