They Beat It Out of Me

I was reading a few previous entries thinking - "gee, did I write that?".   I've always been a little intense but obviously anything light hearted has been beated out of me - or maybe just beaten down.  I've become a bore with nothing but rants to break up the monotony.   I don't know that I was ever funny but at least I had something lighthearted or humourous to offer up.  One of my first questions to the pastor regarding worship was if we were allowed to laugh at his jokes.  The congregation just doesn't laugh out loud.  I think they know its supposed to be funny but they just don't do it.  They don't cry at funerals either.  They are a real joy to preach with!