Testimony of Healing February 9, 2026 Issue

No more cutting remarks

Madora Kibbe

Many years ago, a good friend gave me this wise advice: “Not anything for a joke.” It was a pithy way of contradicting the expression “Anything for a joke.”

Up to then, I had felt there was no harm in making fun of someone or something, as long as it was meant in jest. After all, caustic humor often gets the best laughs. Of course, there’s plenty of humor that isn’t caustic, but my friend’s comment gave me pause and led me to think about the choices I was making.

A few days after she shared her compassionate view with me, I cut my finger severely while chopping vegetables. It was bleeding and painful and looked really bad. I covered the finger with a towel and prayed out loud, “God, help me!”

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