Such a great book extolling the virtue of joy which produces laughter. Going through a history of why laughter is suppressed in the church and suffusing personal and Biblical examples of joy or laughter Martin does a compelling job of showing a God who not only loves us but enjoys our presence too. I love the last few lines of the book too "Preparation for heaven forms the basis of a great deal of Christian theology...In that case why can't earthly joy, humor, and laughter be a way of preparing for a lifetime of happiness? "

Martin also does a great justice to differentiating between laughter that lifts up and laughter that tears down. Obviously pointing us to the laughter that lifts us up today and how it brings sustaining joy.

So thankful for the reminder that God does in fact delight in us and delights in our joy as we delight ourselves in Him.