The following joke was given to me by my Mother, who received it from an 85 year old priest she is caring for. I laughed out loud when I read it and wanted to share.
Be forewarned that those who are easily offended due to overzealous political correctness or overseriousness about religion may not find it funny. However, for those of us who believe God enjoys a good laugh read on.
Holy Humor
GOD ENJOYS A GOOD LAUGH!
There were 3 good arguments that Jesus was Black:
1. He called everyone brother.
2. He liked Gospel.
3. He didn’t get a fair trial.
But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Jewish:
1. He went into His Father’s business.
2. He lived at home until he was 33.
3. He was sure his Mother was a virgin and his Mother was sure He was God.
But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Italian:
1. He talked with His hands.
2. He had wine with His meals.
3. He used olive oil.
But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was a Californian:
1. He never cut His hair.
2. He walked around barefoot all the time.
3. He started a new religion.
But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was an American Indian:
1. He was at peace with nature.
2. He ate a lot of fish.
3. He talked about the Great Spirit.
But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Irish:
1. He never got married.
2. He was always telling stories.
3. He loved green pastures.
But the most compelling evidence of all – 3 proofs that Jesus was a woman:
1. He fed a crowd at a moment’s notice when there was virtually no food.
2. He kept trying to get a message across to a bunch of men who just didn’t get it.
3. And even when He was dead; He had to get up because there was still work to do.
The picture of the laughing Jesus is one of my favourites. Thanks for posting it.
I like this one too. I imagine Jesus having a highly honed sense of humor and irony; I wish I had better linguistic skills and could read the Gospels in Greek as I am guessing that there are many subtle humorous phrases that get lost in the language and cultural translation. Annotations can only help so much.
My New Testament professor would prefer that we could read the original Greek as well; however, I am only taking theology in my retirement so I can learn more – not to torture myself with learning Greek as well. 🙂
LOL!
Haha I’m literally sitting alone in my office laughing so hard. I needed a good laugh this morning. Thanks!
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Loved that. Had to share it with my friends on Facebook.
This is hilarious. Thank you for sharing it. A great distraction today!!!
Cristina
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