Better Believe It!

Two men were jogging one morning on the beach. They stopped abruptly when they spotted an exotic, ancient lamp half-buried in the sand. One of the men picked up the object and began rubbing off the sand. Whereupon, a Genie suddenly appeared before him. “Sir, because you rubbed this mystical lamp, I can grant you and your companion one wish each,” said the Genie. To which the first man replied, “I wish to be the smartest man in the world.” “Your wish is hereby granted,” said the Genie. Then, to the second man, he said, “Now you may make a wish. What is your wish?” “I wish to be smarter than the smartest man in the world,” he replied. Whereupon, to his surprise, the Genie made him into a woman.

“Life is full of surprises,” so goes the old clichE. Moreover, the Gospels say it over-and-over again: Jesus’ life and teachings are full of surprises. He came to a generation of people who were…