Dan was pleased to hear JoJo and Tommy's conversation about UYMF.
Tommy confessed, "I have only been to church a few times, and I never liked it. But, tonight was different."
JoJo countered, "What was different about tonight?"
"I didn't feel weird. The people were not acting weird. The people were not weird."
"Hmmm. Glad it was weirdless!"
"HaHa! Yea, me too."
"Nothing wrong with having some cutie pies being there."
Dan almost busted out laughing.
"There WERE a few cute girls..."
"Come on, Tommy! Who did you have your eye on?"
"Since I'm a single man now, I did check out the scene."
"And....."
"I think she said her name was Susie T."
"Susie Q!"
"Well....."
"She is cute, but..."
"But WHAT!?"
"She has a boyfriend."
"How big of a feller?"
"Hmmm. Bout---5'10, maybe 5'11". He weighs about 175."
"What's the big feller's name?"
"James"
"Huh! I think Jim better start looking for a new girlfriend."
Dan wasn't quite as pleased now. He broke in...."Guys, you did not go to UYMF to find a girlfriend. You sure didn't go there to pick a fight!"
"Yes sir, Mr. Dan. Sometimes I see a pretty girl, and I forget everything else!"
Dan tried to provide wise words for Tommy. "You are a young man, Tommy. We men are wired that way."
"Really? Even old dudes? Ooo. Sorry, Mr. Dan."
"Haha! No problem, Tommy." (Do the boys think I am an old man? Dan knew the answer was yes)
Dan asked, "Did you learn anything from the Bible?"
Both boys responded, "Yes sir."
"Tell me about it."
Tommy started. "We learned about this cool story Jesus told in the book of Mark. (Since Tommy had an Uncle Mark, he easily remembered the reference.) There was this dude who owned a vineyard. He rented out and left town. Later, he sent one of his employees to get his cut. Uhhh. What happened then JoJo?"
"First, the owner's men got harassed and beat-up. Later, the owner sent another one of his men, and they killed him."
"Yea! The next words would not have come out of my daddy's mouth. I think that is why I remember them. 'Surely they will respect my son.'"
Dan asked, "Did the renters respect the son?"
"No!!!" Both boys cried out!
JoJo spoke up, " The guys renting the place thought if they killed the son, everything would be theirs!"
Tommy followed, "They killed him. Now, I thought they would get off scott-free, like in the movies. But, do you know what happened, Mr. Dan?"
"What, Tommy?"
"The owner comes back to town, and he is mad! He kills the dudes renting the place. But, I know he had to be sad about his son."
JoJo said, "Mr. Faith told us the story Jesus was telling was about the Religious Leaders! They killed Jesus!! He told us God the Father gave Jesus to die on the cross so that we could be saved."
Tommy excitedly said, "I never heard about anything like this in church! Do you mind if I go back next week?"
Dan and JoJo were both thrilled to hear Tommy say that. Of course JoJo had to be kinda cool.
So, he told Tommy, "That sounds like a winner, Pal."
Before Tommy got out of the car, he said, "I won't cause any trouble for Jim and that Susie girl!"
Dan said, "Sounds good, JoJo. We'll plan to pick you up at the same time next week."
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