Soul Food: Week of June 23, 2024

“Soul Food” is a regularly updated calendar of meditations sometimes questioning conventional wisdom & often suggesting eternal values …

Sunday: God offered the dog He created a 20-year life so he could sit all day on the porch to bark at everyone who passed a master’s house but, alarmed at such monotony for so long, the dog begged to return 10 of those years.

Monday: God agreed, then, offered the monkey He created a 20-year life so he could do endless tricks to entertain people He’d also create, but alarmed at such foolishness for so long, the monkey asked God if He’d also take back 10 of those years.

Tuesday: God agreed again. God then offered the cow He next created a 60-year life span so she could have calves & give milk 24/7 to support a future farmer’s family, but alarmed at such a tough long life, she pleaded with God to take back 40 of those years. God agreed once more.

Wednesday: Finally, God got around to creating man & told him he could have a 20-year life span to eat, sleep, play & enjoy unlimited delights in a Garden of Eden, but disappointed at such a short party, he begged God to give him the 20, plus the 60 years the dog, monkey & cow gave back. God winced but said, “You asked for it.”

Thursday: That’s why for our first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play & enjoy ourselves …

Friday: … And, for the next 40 years we toil in the sun like cows to support our family; for the next 10 years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren; and for the last 10 years we sit on the porch & bark at everyone.

Saturday: THAT’s life explained in Biblical terms. Various authors

Davd Soul