Yesterday was “one of those days”.
With two worship services – each including
the Sacrament of Holy Communion, and now I’m leading a congregational study in
between, I was hoping non-stop from 7 a.m. until a little after noon. But it
was a good busy-ness, and I was feeling good about the way everything was
running.
Until an
usher handed me a note right before communion at the late service. The daughter
of a church member had died in her sleep. I finished the service then rushed to
the hospital to be with the family. It looked like it was going to be a sad
day.
But while
eating a late lunch with the First Mate, I received a phone call from a colleague
in Memphis. Actually, it turned out to be from his 2nd grade daughter.
She hasn’t seen me since we moved away from Memphis a year ago and she misses
me. The message she left on my cell phone – in her sweet little voice – said, “Hi,
Uncle Dave. I just wanted to call and say ‘hi’…. So… ‘Hi!’”
My heart
soared!
What makes
our relationship extra-sweet is that I’m not really her uncle. But in her
heart, I’m a part of the family. I returned the call later and we had a
wonderful chat.
Later that
evening, the First Mate and I went to a movie. “Snow White and the Huntsman”
was okay, but I wasn’t real impressed by it. Even though it’s a fairy tale,
there were some pretty serious plot gaps. And how is it that Kristen Stewart is now the highest paid actress in Hollywood?
Plus, the concession stand was out of
hot dog buns, so we made a Sunday evening meal out of nachos and gummy bears.
Upon returning home, I sat down
with my iPhone and started surfing YouTube.
One of the things
I like about YouTube is that, like with my own brain, there is a definite “stream
of consciousness” aspect to it.
I started out looking for a church video
I had seen on SermonSpice (but didn’t buy) about celebrating the 4th
of July.
Why do we celebrate the
independence of our nation with Chinese fireworks and German food (hamburgers,
hot dogs & potato salad)?
Anyway, that search led me to several
videos by “the Skit Guys”. I love those guys! They are funny and always make a
good point.
But from there, YouTube took me to
what appeared to be skits from some summer camp... or “America’s Got Talent”.
And from there, it led me to
full-length stage performances by Robin Williams and Eddie Murphy.
And then I struck gold: George
Carlin! A master of words, George Carlin was probably the funniest comedian I
have ever heard. I sat up late into the night listening to Carlin explain the
world to me yet again.
And laughing out loud!
I didn’t realize how long it’s been
since I laughed out loud. I definitely need to do that more often!
Maybe you need to also. So for your
viewing entertainment, here’s a Carlin classic – the Hippy-Dippy Weatherman!