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没有谁的笑声比得上Rick牧师了。他在附近一间教会担任牧师已有35年，他担当RCM董事局主席的职务也超过十年了。虽然Rick牧师有很多恩赐和才能，但我最欣赏的还是他的笑声。

笑声有很多种：沙哑的、低沉的、间断的、阴险的。有多少种人就有多少种笑声。

Rick牧师的笑完全是出于喜乐。我曾在房间对面远远听到他因见到婴孩的脸孔而发出的笑声，他的笑声流露出单纯的喜乐。Rick牧师的笑声含有一种喜悦的慈爱，能改变任何场所的氛围。

就如《箴言》说，“喜乐的心，乃是良药”，（参箴 17:22）我也相信笑能带来治愈的能力。笑是神所恩赐的礼物。在我一生中有很多时刻，我需要的只是自己能笑出来，或是听到别人的笑声，就足够了。

可能你也听过这句话：“我不得不笑，才能忍住不哭。”可能我们需要的无非是多一些笑或者多一点哭的体验。

但今天我仍要笑。欢笑是神所恩赐的礼物。我们能否在一些有趣的、可笑的、滑稽的、甚至荒谬的事情中找到值得欢笑的乐趣呢？或许就在今天，我们便能找到一点时间去开怀大笑一场。

Nobody has a better laugh than Rev. Rick. In addition to serving as the pastor of a nearby church for 35 years, he also served as the president of the board of Roseland Christian Ministries for more than a decade. While he has multiple talents and abilities, what I love most about Rev. Rick is his laugh.

There are all kinds of laughs: guttural, throaty, staccato, sinister. There are as many laughs as there are people.

Rev. Rick's laugh is pure joy. I've heard him laugh across a room at the face a baby made. Sheer unadulterated joy. There is a joyful kindness to Rev. Rick's laugh that changes the atmosphere in the room.

As Proverbs says, "a cheerful heart is good medicine," and I'm inclined to believe that there is something healing that comes from laughter. Laughter is a gift from God.

There have been many times in my life when I have just needed to laugh. Or just to hear laughter.
Maybe you've heard the phrase "I had to laugh to keep from crying." We could all probably do a little bit more of both.

But today I want to laugh. As a gift from God, can we find pleasure in the fun, funny, silly, and even ridiculous? Maybe today we can find a moment to let out a cheerful laugh.