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God must have a wonderful sense of humour. Down here we get caught up in so much nonsense; yet God continues to love us, forgive us and laugh with us.

Isn鈥檛 it a pity then that we don鈥檛 seem to have the same ability to laugh at ourselves? I believe a sense of humour is a major defense against minor worries.聽

As we know, success has many parents; failure is always an orphan. That could be the point this unknown author was making when he highlighted how ridiculous it is to attempt to capture Jesus in our own small corner of the universe.聽

I hope his parable will give you a laugh this morning; but don鈥檛 laugh so loudly that you miss the point he鈥檚 making. Who can really say: 鈥楯esus is ours and ours alone?鈥�

罢丑别听Italians聽are convinced Jesus had to be Italian because -: He talked with his hands; He made sure everyone got the best wine and he was constantly sharing meals with anyone, anywhere, anytime.

As with everything new, Californians聽made a strong claim on Jesus too -: He dressed like a hippy with long hair. He wore sandals and He founded another religion.

Not to be outdone, the聽Irish聽are convinced Jesus had to be one of us because -: He remained a bachelor all his life; he lived with his mother until he was 33; he was sure his mother was a saint and his mother was sure He was God.

But the most compelling claim of all comes from those who are convinced Jesus was just a mother. He was called on to feed a multitude at a moment鈥檚 notice; He kept on trying to get the message across to a bunch of men who hadn鈥檛 a clue. And even when he was dead, He rose again, because there was still more work to do.

Now you can either be upset at what you perceive to be irreverent; or you can take your cue from St Paul who said:聽鈥淚 have become all things to all people, so that I might by all means save some.鈥�聽(I Cor:9:19).