Humor and Humility

In his message Don't Waste Your Humor C.J. shared a quote from Terry Lindvall's book, Surprised By Laughter: The Comic World of C.S. Lewis:

Laughter is a divine gift to the human who is humble. A proud man cannot laugh because he must watch his dignity; he cannot give himself over to the rocking and rolling of his belly. But a poor and happy man laughs heartily because he gives no serious attention to his ego....Only the truly humble belong to this kingdom of divine laughter...Humor and humility should keep good company. Self deprecating humor can be a healthy reminder that we are not the center of the universe, that humility is our proper posture before our fellow humans as well as before almighty God..."I suppose," wrote C.S. Lewis, "we should mind humiliation less if we were but humbler."

You can hear C.J.'s message here. I also posted on my church blog a list of questions for application that Brian Chesemore did for the message.

Artwork by Covenant Life member Zak Parsons.

Comments (3)

What a great quote. I find that I'm all too good at cutting humor and not inclined to poke fun at myself. Obvious pride. I want to be like CS...

Posted by Stephen Altrogge | July 15, 2008 7:19 PM

Guess what! I just received Alex and Brett's "Do Hard Things" book!
I really enjoyed it! It goes along great with "Don't Waste Your Life"!

Posted by Hannah Williams | July 16, 2008 2:25 PM

That is sweet. That must mean that my friends and I have a lot of humility! (Wait, that was a proud statement, oh man!!!!) I am actually reading "Humility" by C.J. currently. I am studying it with my dad, before that we did "The Cross Centered Life", which is one of my favorite books and I am constantly quoting from it, referring to it, ect.!
In Christ,
Olivia

Posted by Olivia | July 17, 2008 5:23 PM

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