Assorted Bishop Jokes

With the upcoming election we are thinking about the episcopacy. Try these on for size….
 
  1. The two times they like you best as bishop are the day you’re consecrated and the day after you retire.
  2. Prayer for czars and bishops: ‘Lord, keep him and keep him far from us.’
  3. There are two kinds of Anglican priests, those who admit they want to be bishops and liars.
  4. There is inverse relation between how much they kiss your ring and how much they listen to you.
  5. How are bishops like bat removal?they confirm young people, who then fly away.
  6. Bad bishops are a good way to teach humility and patience (E. Radner).
  7. What are all those bishops huddled around at the consecration doing? Removing the spine.
+GRS
Posted by The Rt. Rev. George Sumner with

Complete the Race (II Timothy 4:17)

At the end of our vacation we find ourselves in Chicago for its Marathon weekend (the fastest, I have read this morning, perhaps because it is cool and relatively level). Marathons offer many good things. You can see world-class athletes from places like Ethiopia and Kenya. There is a feel of fiesta with signs by family members, getups by some for-fun runners, and food for sale.

But as I looked out my hotel window at 7:30 a.m., I watched the race of competitors who have lost legs or their use. Wheeling vehicles by arm for 26 miles means serious fitness and determination.

Those competitors were to me, this morning, a symbol of the Church too. For each is wounded. The larger family cheers them on. Each by grace has risen up to run the race. Ahead is the goal, the prize, the welcome home. We find the companionship of Jesus the Lord, there, and along the route too.

Amen.

GRS

 

   

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