Oh, what a silly week! Last night I turned a couple green towels into a cape and bandana & did a spoof on Batman and Robin (Holy Parody!). On Monday night I sported a lovely floral dress (which I have to admit looked AWESOME with the goatee) as I became a shrieking teenage girl! I’ve jammed to cardboard guitars…fist bumped three year olds…danced with reckless abandon. And I’m a pastor? Shouldn’t a person of faith be serious? Aren’t there rules against cross dressing and frivolous activities?
It’s Bible School week here in Eyota! For people who’ve never experienced it, Bible School must sound like a pretty somber event. Think about it! The Bible is the Word of God…essential stuff. School is all about learning…and what’s more important than learning about God and how God works in the world? Bible…School…put those two things together and you get teaching bout ultimate things. It sounds intense…so how dare it be so silly?
As followers of Jesus Christ, we are free to be goofy! We proclaim a God who seeks us out. We insist that this God loves us enough to die for us and forgive all our failures. Living a Christian life isn’t just about following God’s rules or believing just the right facts about God! We’re called into a relationship with the God who has created us…and who gave us our sense of humor. Jesus constantly ran up against religious people who thought Jesus should do a better job at following the religious rules. These were serious men who worked hard to get people to follow God’s law! Jesus refused to buy into their system! Instead, Jesus constantly demonstrated God’s love and grace.
Churches are places where fun, silly things SHOULD happen! When we don’t live in fear of being ‘zapped’ by God for every little thing we do wrong, we’re free to experience life to the full.
While Bible School is a time to teach some information about the faith, it’s a lot more than that. Bible School week is a time to demonstrate the joy of the Christian faith. We let people know that being a follower of Jesus can be a wacky experience. I’m willing to do whatever it takes to demonstrate the joy of the Lord!
What fun, goofy things have you experienced in a church setting?
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