I have two humors in me. One is to minimize the offenses I encounter in the world with wit,satire,humour. The other is to fully confront the offenses with a not so humorous diatribe.
Which is preferable? Which is most needful and most honest? My family think I tend to be a "Negative Nancy or Debbie Downer." They are right,and yet I feel the straight forward diatribe is honest and needful. For my own peace and well being though, I think I should be humorously satirical,because I get into a 'slough of despond' after the diatribe has been unleashed. As I said in an earlier blog I am quite suited to be a "Dog the Bounty Hunter" ,but somehow I don't think stirring anger and indignation in my own soul or that of my readers is going to be beneficial.
Yet, I say," we have to stand for what is right"."That is non-negotiable. And what is 'right' is in The Bible."
The Bible wants righteousness, unshakable moral fiber,and OK, peace,love,and kindness. [yawn] Where my withered little spirit gets confused is in the balance of the two humors. Kindness,goodness,peace on one hand and righteous indignation on the other. I will tend to take the evil down with righteous indignation, and if it leads to bludgeoning you over the head with The Bible a little, so be it. I think that is the bounty hunter mentality. When I unchain that spirit it gets strong. That is why I think I will keep 'The Dog' chained.
The humourous,edgy satirist is better for my spiritual welfare and yours, though sometimes'The Dog" just gets too provoked and breaks its tether.
I need Jesus to pet me ,tame me,send me to obediance school. I can learn to catch the frisbee, sit,stay, roll over,sniff out contraband,find people buried in avalanches of snow,and all with a friendly,contolled likability. And then you may call me,Polly Positive, Beatrice Boring, Sappy Sally. Some of us were just born to be guard dogs.
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