The famous clown, Nasir Ed Din, was invited to speak at a church. He looked at the congregation and asked, “Do you know what I’m going to say?”
The congregation responded, “No.”
“Neither do I,” he said. He then picked up his notes, walked off the platform, and exited the church.
The next week he was invited back. Again he asked the congregation, “Do you know what I’m going to say?”
Since their previous response hadn’t worked, they said, “Yes!”
“Good,” the clown said. “Then I don’t have to tell you.” Again he exited the church without another word.
During the following week the congregation got together and planned their response. They were confident they had him trapped. When he stood up a third time and asked, “Do you know what I’m going to say?” they replied, “Some of us do and some of us don’t.”
“Good!” Nasir Ed Din replied. “Those who know tell those who don’t.” He left the building for a third time and was never invited back.
Churches need to be careful whom they invite to speak. A Methodist church recently invited their bishop to speak at a fellowship dinner. And since it was the bishop who was speaking, everyone brought their best dishes. Rarely had anyone in that church seen so much food.
In walked the bishop. The pastor greeted him and asked what the bishop was speaking about that night.
“Fasting during Lent.” -DJ
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