The Secret is in the Air

Pastor Patty and retired pastor Nathan Randall met at The Mills of the Gods Coffee House this morning. Naturally the conversation went to her sermon for tomorrow.

"Just like a trapeze act, the secret to preaching is in the air," said Dr. Nathan, [who prefers not to be called "Doctor," because he got the doctorate so he could say, "Oh, you don't have to call me doctor," which doesn't have the same effect if you don't have one]. "It's like any live performance, but I prefer to think of it as a musical, although it has elements of a drama or a stand-up comedy routine or a concert. In a musical, the singers and dancers throw their notes and their energy and their story, written first by composers and story-tellers, into the air. They drift out over the audience and fall to their heads. At this point, the bald people have an advantage, for they have less to impede the penetration of the performance into their brains, but anyone there can have open ears and an open mind and an open heart to receive the message."

"Just what does that mean for tomorrow's lection, which is: My brother, Esau, is a hairy man," asked Pastor Patty.

"Perhaps I need to repeat what I said about the advantages of bald people," said Randall Nathan. "But remember that air is thin up high, so keep the sermon down where it is most breathable."