A Prayer for Saturday, May 9, 2015

Thirty-Fifth Day of Easter

O God,

Was Jesus laughing as
he came out of the tomb?

Did all of heaven erupt in laughter
when he rose from the dead?

We praise you, O God, because
in the resurrection of Jesus

you had the last laugh,
the universe had the last laugh,
love had the last laugh, and
life had the last laugh.

We praise you, O God, because
through the resurrection of Jesus
the laughter continues and
we are caught up in it.

We praise you, O God, because
one of these days we will laugh
our way into eternity.

We praise you, O God, because
in these days we know
the joy of new life in Christ.

Let our laughter be deep, robust,
knowing, constant, and contagious …

Amen.