CHRIST IN WINTER:
Reflections on Life and Faith for the Years of Winter
I read an obit recently
that contained a curious statement: “He was a former member of The Presbyterian
Church.”
In a way, everything about
him was “former,” because he was dead. That was the only item in the obit,
though, that said “former.”
Had he left the
Presbyterians? Then why mention it at all? Because he wanted it to be known
that he had done so?
It reminds me of the
life-long Presbyterian who was on his death bed. He called for the Catholic
priest. His family asked him why.
“I want to convert,” he
said.
“But you have been
Presbyterian your whole life. Why convert now?”
“I figure if somebody’s
got to go, better one of them than one of us.”
Maybe that explains the
obituary, but it’s taking “us v them” pretty far. [See the post for 1-20-17.]
JRMcF
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