The
Abiding “Little Joke”
Once
many years ago (in 1980) I had a dear friend who gave me the
following drawing on a small scratchpad piece of paper just before we
left in his car on an errand one dark and rainy afternoon. It is not
the original drawing, which I lost, but a reproduction to the best of
my memory and like the original is drawn with a broad tipped pen in
black ink. It is a very accurate reproduction for I immediately took
it seriously though he said it was a “little joke.” Very early
on I took the drawing to have spiritual significance and assumed it
was the gift of a divine messenger. The writing beneath states (and
these are the exact words) “A structure like this will please
the dogs in muddy rainy weather.” I take this to mean a holy
structure (the thrice divided triangle) with a cantilever extension
indicating worship of the Lord and also being and outward extension
indicating compassionate involvement in the world—a structure—which
will please the dogs in muddy rainy weather—in other words, through
our time on earth which is a period of “muddy rainy weather.”
The “dogs” I take to be the Lord and all his minions. I am led
to share this with you tonight praying that all might be inspired to
live sturdy, structured, and holy lives.
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