Rejoice? I Should Rejoice?!!!

I walked to church this morning. A few people met me on the sidewalk in front of the church and asked if I would be preaching this morning. I told them no. It was planned and advertised that I’d be doing the sermon this Sunday, but I just couldn’t do it. I didn’t go into detail with the crowd on the sidewalk. I just told them I’d been too busy with the play I was in.

I didn’t get much out of the service, really. It’s Christ The King Sunday, the last Sunday in the regular church calendar. Next Sunday marks the beginning of Advent and the lead-up to Christmas. I wish Christmas wouldn’t even happen this year.

The closing hymn was “Rejoice, The Lord is King”.

Where is he then, Ms J? Where is this king? I honestly haven’t seen too much of him lately. Rejoice? Why? Rejoice about what? I may have no job. My ex-wife is an idiot. My son is living on the street. My grandson is left with his retarded mother and idiot grandmother in a hovel in the middle of nowhere. And my daughter refuses to return my calls.

I abandoned the hymn book before the song had even ended.

Rejoice indeed.

You know, Ms J, sometimes I wonder why I go to church at all.

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