2006-09-06 — Everyone loves a charade!
Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. They were astounded beyond measure, saying, “He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”
— Proper 18, Series BCopyright 1999 - 2004 James Wetzstein, except the bible of course. All rights reserved.
Too funny! Makes me think of the Monty Python movie “Life of Brian” when Jesus is delivering the sermon on the mount and one of the bystanders asks “what did he say? Blessed are the cheesemakers?” Another wonders “Why the cheesemakers? Why not dairy? And what about the … ”. It’s hard for me to read the Beatitudes in church now as I want so much to say “Blessed are the cheesemakers!”
Thanks for the long gutteral heartfelt laugh this morning!
Blessings,
Evelyn McLachlan >
Eden United Church
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
emclachlan@edenunitedchurch.com
I always love charades at church it makes it more a party ! Especially when the makes the sign of the cross !
GOOD ONE! Appealed to my sense Aussie of humour – still chuckling!
Rev. Carol Wagner, Snowy Mountains Anglican Parish, NSW Australia