The other day I noticed a piece of artwork near the monastery recreation room that says, “The Lord takes delight in you!”
This reminder echoes the words of the Wisdom Woman in the Book of Proverbs, who
“rejoices in God’s inhabited world and delights in the human race” (Prov 8:31).
Most of us believe that God grieves with us when we are
sorrowing, but do we ever consider that God “shakes with our laughter,” as
Bernadette Farrell proclaims in her song, God,
Beyond All Names? I thought of this on Wednesday when I visited Christo Rey High School in Kansas City. The school day ended with a pep rally, and the gymnasium thundered with music, cheers, dance, and
laughter as students and staff competed in such illustrious competitions as the
crab walk race and a rousing game of “rock, paper, scissors.” I could imagine
God down on the gymnasium floor, dancing with the school mascot (a puma) and
putting an extra spin on basketballs as they swished through the hoops.
I hope these students are able to sense that God delights in
them, as God delights in all of us, especially when we laugh, create, support
each other, and, along with the Spirit of Wisdom, rejoice in God’s inhabited
world and in each other.
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