Faith

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"What is truth?"
[Pontius Pilate
during the trial
of Jesus.]
[John 18:38]
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"The truth is always
painful,
Lord."

"Not all Truth,
child."

(Grim nod.)
"Yeah;
it IS."

"No,
My precious."

(Angry shout.)
"YEAH!
IT IS!"

"Not all Truth."

(Shout, even louder.)
"NO!
YOU'RE WRONG!"

[PATIENT SIGH.]
[GAZE DOWN AT
THE COLD FRONT
HEADING TOWARD
THE EASTERN U.S.]

(Fold arms.)
(Sit back.)
(Satisfied grin.)
"How 'bout,
that time,
my HUSBAND*..
(Spit over left elbow.)
told me.......
while I was in the
kitchen makin' a
POT ROAST.....
that his
MISTRESS...
was SKINNIER, and
had a better PERSONALITY,
than ME?"
(Look up at the ceiling.)
"And....that,
he ENJOYED HER COMPANY...
MORE?"

[SILENCE.]

"I'm sure,
it was all....TRUE!
But.....eh....?"

[SILENCE.]

"SEE what I MEAN?
The TRUTH?
Big DEAL!
Does ANYBODY really
wanna' HEAR it?"

[PAUSE.]
"Child,
Who AM I?"

".....The One,
who made me UGLY,
and...PLUMP?"

[PATIENT SIGH.]

"......and STUPID?
...With no PERSONALITY?"

[CHUCKLE.]
"OY VEY."

"SO?
Who cares about the TRUTH?"

"Who do you
listen
for the Truth,
child?"

(Shout to the ceiling vent.)
"The BELOVED ONE...
(Spit over left elbow.)
..who broke apart
my queen-sized
CANOPY BED?
And....then,
..took it
over...to his
GIRLFRIEND'S HOUSE?
And...then,
had the audacity,
to tell her...
that, I had
never.. SLEPT IN IT?"
(Laugh!)

[PATIENT FROWN.]

"Eh.....my FRIENDS?
.....Who, keep
TELLIN' me,
I ain't gettin' BLESSED?"

[SIGH.]

"....To.....my Jewish
RELATIVES?
...Who BLOCK my EMAIL:
if I put the word 'JESUS',
in IT?"

[CALM NOD.]
[PATIENT PAUSE.]
"No,
My precious."

"YEAH?
Then....WHO?
WHO?
WHO?"

[CHUCKLE.]
"You sound
to Me,
as an owl,
little one."

"YEAH?
Well....
I wish I WERE ..an OWL!
...A little SCREECH owl!
I'm SURE,
I'd BE a lot HAPPIER!"

[CHUCKLING.]

"I FORGOT, Lord;
I have no PERSONALITY."
(Look up, with a serious face.)
"SO?"
(Squint.)
"I forget...
WHAT...
was this..
CONVERSATION....
ABOUT?"

[TENDER SMILE.]
"That's alright,
My child.
Just
continue to
listen."

"Ta' WHO?"

[WHISPER.]
"To
Me;
the One
Who created
the owl."
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Jesus said..
I am
the Way,
the Truth,
and
the Life.
No one
comes to
the Father
except
through Me.
[John 14:6]



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*Now, ex. He's now
married to the lovely lady.
Mozel Tov, to them both.

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