The title of this blog comes from a Gaelic expression -"putting on the poor mouth"-which means to exaggerate the direness of one's situation in order to gain time or favour from creditors.
When I was young my Mum was friends with a very Christian family, devout churchgoers etc... BUT... one day their daughter's husband decided to give away his entire funds to charity and left his job having decided to engage in voluntary work and "just help people like Jesus would want me to." The family were enraged and outraged, declaring, "He's gone completely mad!" The image here just reminded me. Many people talk the Christian talk, but few walk the walk (as the saying goes).
Good for him.Not everyone can follow that line but a good christian should have supported his actions. For far too many Christianity seems to be an hour on Sunday looking devout and saying "fuck you" to your fellow human the other 167 hours of the week.
Sentiments so often stated Jams and Claude, all over the place, yet nothing changes. If Jesus was around today then I (though an unbeliever) would probably want to join his gang, even if I might be recommending some chemical treatment for the charismatic schizophrenic condition.
Careful Jamsy Shaunso. Better be very careful with your orders (eh... I mean requests) to Big J, and any of your typos could be disastrous:
"Yes Brother Jams, I turned your water into wind because that is what you asked me for... And that pish is what you wanted too... What? Wine? Fish? It's just not what you said. Wind and pish you asked for so wind and pish you get my boy. Now stop burping and do not dare to deliver unto us the foul wind that is worse."
14 comments:
Ha ha!
It was the only time He ever got angry.
At us, too!
Grin, think I'll nick that one for Facebook
I daresay he would be Claude!
It's a good one eh, Steve?
When I was young my Mum was friends with a very Christian family, devout churchgoers etc... BUT... one day their daughter's husband decided to give away his entire funds to charity and left his job having decided to engage in voluntary work and "just help people like Jesus would want me to." The family were enraged and outraged, declaring, "He's gone completely mad!" The image here just reminded me. Many people talk the Christian talk, but few walk the walk (as the saying goes).
Good for him.Not everyone can follow that line but a good christian should have supported his actions. For far too many Christianity seems to be an hour on Sunday looking devout and saying "fuck you" to your fellow human the other 167 hours of the week.
I often picture Him doing this in the Vatican....
It'd be like Hercules cleaning the Augean Stables!
Sentiments so often stated Jams and Claude, all over the place, yet nothing changes. If Jesus was around today then I (though an unbeliever) would probably want to join his gang, even if I might be recommending some chemical treatment for the charismatic schizophrenic condition.
Just so long as he keeps on with the water and wine and loaves and fishes (breaded cod batters anyone?) and I'm in!
Breaded cod fillets I meant
Careful Jamsy Shaunso. Better be very careful with your orders (eh... I mean requests) to Big J, and any of your typos could be disastrous:
"Yes Brother Jams, I turned your water into wind because that is what you asked me for... And that pish is what you wanted too... What? Wine? Fish? It's just not what you said. Wind and pish you asked for so wind and pish you get my boy. Now stop burping and do not dare to deliver unto us the foul wind that is worse."
Haha Don, your warning is duly noted!
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