Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love?
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The only time laughter is wicked is when it is turned against Him Who gave it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Laughter should be joyful, not malicious, especially towards the Creator.
This quote by Fulton J. Sheen suggests that laughter, a fundamental aspect of human experience, should not be used in a negative or hurtful way. Instead, it is a gift from God and should be cherished and expressed positively; to use it against God or in a mocking manner is deemed wicked.
Themes
LaughterWickednessJoyCreationPositivity
In practice
Example use cases
During a sermon about gratitude, one might use this quote to emphasize the importance of appreciating life's gifts.
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Many married women who have deliberately spurned the "hour" of childbearing are unhappy and frustrated. They never discovered the joys of marriage because they refused to surrender to the obligation of their state. In saving themselves, they lost themselves!
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No one has ever laughed at a pun who did not see in the one word a twofold meaning. To materialists this world is opaque like a curtain; nothing can be seen through it. A mountain is just a mountain, a sunset just a sunset; but to poets, artists, and saints, the world is transparent like a window pane - it tells of something beyond....a mountain tells of the Power of God, the sunset of His Beauty, and the snowflake of His Purity.
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