Q & A : A Sad Tale
Q: So what’s stirring in that imagination of yours?
A: A tale of a congregation about to embark on
a building project.
Q: Are these people passionate for Jesus?
A: If they were they wouldn’t be building.
Q: They had left “first love”?
A: Long ago. But Jesus, in His mercy, sent an
itinerant revivalist to invite the strays back.
Q: That must have thrilled the pastor?
A: Yes and no.
Q: Yes and no? Why no?
A: The people’s enthusiasm for the project fizzled.
Q: The pastor’s project was seriously threatened?
A: And his reputation was at stake.
Q: Like really?How so?
A: He had convinced his people God had
sanctioned the building project.
Q: Oh-oh. So what did the poor guy do?
A: He used the bully-pulpit to persuade and coerce.
Q: Did he manage to convince the people to build?
A: He called for a vote.
Q: But wouldn’t the building project eventuate the
people departing, again, from “first love”.
A: That’s what building projects do.
Q: Tell me!…. how did the people vote!?
A: Sad tales don’t have happy endings.