Dismal theology-related tweet for the day

Picture this: You’re a single mom whose deadbeat man has taken a powder because he just can’t hack the kid crying all the time; you’re $10.00/hour job might be eliminated in the next round of layoffs; threatening bill collectors call every day, and there’s no relief in sight for that but the phone company is probably going to terminate your service any day; and you’re out of formula, out of pocket change, and payday is a week away.

Now, along comes some smarmy preacher to say, Hooray!, The Creator Of The Whole Big Universe is working hard for you. That He who spoke the universe into existence; and gave uncountable billions of galaxies their uncountable billions of stars; and took care to be certain their would be millions and millions of varieties of plants and animals for us to eat on this insignificant mote of a planet at the edge of a relatively small galaxy … Why, He’s working hard for you!

Who knew that resolving that poor frustrated mom’s troubles are a match for all that? Or maybe it’s the case that “working as hard for you as he ever has” means he’s never lifted a finger on anybody’s behalf?

Truly, He works in Mysterious Ways. Or doesn’t work at all. Or something. I guess he works for at least preachers, because you never see one hanging from a light post.

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