2012-08-01 — If you find this pun a groaner, please send your compliments to Pr. Mark of St. Andrews in Chatham, Ontario. He’s got it coming.
Then they said to him, “What must we do to perform the works of God?” Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” So they said to him, “What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” Then Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
— Proper 13, Pentecost BCopyright 1999 - 2004 James Wetzstein, except the bible of course. All rights reserved.
Yes, I do find it a groaner, and I suddenly find myself in need of a glass of the Black Bush, a fireplace, and a chalkline. (Read Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon by Spider Robinson for an explanation.) (Laughing)