“We no longer rely only on our own way of thinking and reasoning – we listen for Jesus’ teaching through the Spirit and trust the One whose ways are far above our own. We no longer live in the confines of our own feelings – we love with reckless abandon through the grace that has been given to us.” –Fruit of the Vine

Query: What is Jesus teaching you today?

It starts out low and slowly builds,

a groundswell of holy laughter.

It mushrooms from forest

floors. Out of the darkness a thread

of light floats, begins to weave.

—Oui, sí, ya, jisa jisa—

From around the world, people

are saying Yes! They get it.

In hospital rooms, at the scene

of the crime, from refugee camps,

even at grave sites it comes—

the improbable chuckle,

the inappropriate snort, a giggle

in the night. Dag Hammarkskjold

once wrote, —For all that has been,

thanks. For all that will be, yes.—

It’s not faith but mirth

that moves these mountains.

–Nancy Thomas, from “Pure Joy” in Close to the Ground