Jesus' challenge to turn away...
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Jesus' challenge to turn away from the heavenward gaze is a call to practice. There was work to do.
A psychologist, engineer, and theologian were on a hunting trip when they came upon an isolated cabin and knocked on the door. No one answered so they entered and immediately saw a large, pot-bellied stove suspended in midair by wires attached to the ceiling. Each man speculated. The psychologist said, "This lonely trapper, isolated from humanity, has elevated his stove so he can curl up under it and vicariously experience a return to his mother's womb."
The engineer theorized, "The man is practicing laws of thermodynamics and has discovered a way to distribute heat evenly throughout the cabin." Next the theologian, "Hanging the stove from the ceiling has religious meaning; fire lifted up has been a religious symbol for centuries."
Just then the trapper returned, met his guests, and when asked about the stove, explained, "Had plenty of wire, not much stovepipe."
-- Barnhart
A psychologist, engineer, and theologian were on a hunting trip when they came upon an isolated cabin and knocked on the door. No one answered so they entered and immediately saw a large, pot-bellied stove suspended in midair by wires attached to the ceiling. Each man speculated. The psychologist said, "This lonely trapper, isolated from humanity, has elevated his stove so he can curl up under it and vicariously experience a return to his mother's womb."
The engineer theorized, "The man is practicing laws of thermodynamics and has discovered a way to distribute heat evenly throughout the cabin." Next the theologian, "Hanging the stove from the ceiling has religious meaning; fire lifted up has been a religious symbol for centuries."
Just then the trapper returned, met his guests, and when asked about the stove, explained, "Had plenty of wire, not much stovepipe."
-- Barnhart
