and they'll know we are Christians by our love
awhile ago the cook's mother-in-law moved. she had just started attending a church, and they helped her. he was both impressed and confused. why would they do that?
recently another co-worker's son and his family were moving, and something with the loan went wrong at the last minute so they were short $3,000. their church stepped in and covered it. the cook was flabbergasted.
"what's wrong with you people?"
"what?"
"it's not normal!"
"we help each other. that's part of being a Christian, part of being part of a church."
"it's not normal! you guys are like a flock."
"we're like a flock?"
"yeah, you're like a flock. you stick together and help each other and stuff..."
"yeah...?"
"what's wrong with you people?"
"isn't it nice?"
"well, yeah, but it's not normal!"
good. i hope we're not.
recently another co-worker's son and his family were moving, and something with the loan went wrong at the last minute so they were short $3,000. their church stepped in and covered it. the cook was flabbergasted.
"what's wrong with you people?"
"what?"
"it's not normal!"
"we help each other. that's part of being a Christian, part of being part of a church."
"it's not normal! you guys are like a flock."
"we're like a flock?"
"yeah, you're like a flock. you stick together and help each other and stuff..."
"yeah...?"
"what's wrong with you people?"
"isn't it nice?"
"well, yeah, but it's not normal!"
good. i hope we're not.
posted by melilotnfosco | 6:37 PM
9 Comments:
we're like a flock? apparently he's catching on :D
i liked the term, too :D
oops. i forgot part of that second sentence. it's there now.
So great!
Did you sink the sheep song for him?
i would've responded, "shouldn't the question be 'what's wrong with YOU people?'"
ok that sounded better in my head before i typed it. i probably would've thought it, heard myself think it, realized it sounded fairly unchristian in itself, and stopped myself actually saying it. But that's just me thinking about it now. I'm sure the "stopped myself" part wouldn't have occurred at the spur of the moment.
AMEN!
kimberly - is that 'i just wanna be a sheep baa baa baa baa'? cuz that's a great song.
Yup.
You should totally start singing that in the kitchen!
auto - i love your response. why do people think grace and love are such unnatural things? it's how we were created.
but you're right - maybe it's better in your head. it could be misunderstood.
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