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All eyes and ears, a congregation
rapt:
"Brothers and sisters, in
the name of
our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ,
I will not be a pastor of
such remiss,
if in closing, I do not
so address the
growing division in this
church body."
Silence prevailed, not a
breath leapt.
"Hallelujah! God's doing
a work!"
Brother Charlie, Charlie
Beesmoth,
did suddenly shout to the
highest rafter,
then started his signature
jig, dancing
before God with all his
might, just like
King David did, doing David's
Dance.
Aghast, red-faced, the throng
jeered,
they understood not what
Charlie did.
The very next week, the pulpit
stood:
"Brothers and sisters, in
the name of
our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ,
I will not be a pastor of
such remiss,
if in closing, I do not
remind, Jesus
said we will be known by
our love,
for Him, one another, enemies
too."
Silence prevailed, no brow
could.
"Hallelujah! God's doing
a work!"
Brother Charlie, Charlie
Beesmoth,
did suddenly cry out to
every heart,
then started his signature
jig, dancing
before God with all his
might, just like
King David did, doing David's
Dance.
Aghast again, but this time
laughed,
they still knew not what
Charlie did.
The following week, rapt
as before:
"Brothers and sisters, in
the name of
our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ,
I will not be a pastor of
such remiss,
if in closing, I do not
lament so true
we have many gods in our
hearts,
and our God is more than
jealous."
Silence prevailed, silence
did roar.
"Hallelujah! God's doing
a work!"
Brother Charlie, Charlie
Beesmoth,
did suddenly yell to whoever
would,
then again began his signature
jig,
dancing before God with
all his might,
just like King David in
David's Dance.
Aghast again, but this time
in shame,
they finally recognize the
many heads
of monstrous pride deep
in their hearts.
And with the pastor's fair
guidance,
and Charlie's light-footed
inspiration,
the church did finally turn
to God, and
ever so humbly across this
nation.
1 Corinthians 1:10
2 Samuel 6:14-22
*Beesmoth–an
adaptation of "bee moth,"
a type of moth, an insect,
who seeks
nests of bees and wasps
to lay their
eggs. The bee moth larvae
and the wax
therein produced are considered
damag-
ing to commercial honey
production.
In the poem/story above,
the signifi-
cance of Beesmoth being
Charlie's sur-
name is that until God opened
the
church's eyes to their monstrous
pride
and the damage it was doing,
Charlie
himself was as unwanted
as the larvae
of the bee moth. Ironically,
the real
damage being done was the
rampant
pride in the hearts of the
congregation. |
