A Moment of Wonder

They say laughter is contagious.

(And if it’s not, I’ve been fake-laughing at the wrong people for years.)

But what if the real wonder isn’t in the laugh itself—

but in the act of chareing it?

Yes, I know.

“Chare” is a typo.

But I’m keeping it.

It sounds like something between cheer and care,

and honestly?

That’s what laughter does.

It cheers us up.

It shows we care.

It dances between people like a balloon caught in a breeze.

And where does that kind of joy come from?

Not from us.

From Jehovah—the Happy God.

He didn’t just design our mouths to smile—

He wired our hearts to find joy.

To spread it.

To echo His own gladness.

He could’ve made a silent world.

He didn’t.

He gave us music.

He gave us voices.

He gave us laughter.

Proverbs 17:22 says, “A joyful heart is good medicine.”

No warning label.

No prescription needed.

Just one dose, and it spreads.

To the next person.

And the next.

And suddenly, the room feels lighter than it did before.

So go ahead.

Chare the laugh.

Even if it started as a typo.