The Preacher came by

Watching CNN doing a little show on southern West Virginia a knock came on the door.  Who could it be?  It was Kadizzle's minister.  Now this is a strange thing if there ever was one.  Kadizzle is an Orthodox Agnostic.  Years ago when Kadizzle first had a run in with cancer God sent a messenger to Kadizzle.  Very strange story, but Kadizzle and the minister have become good friends and often share a bottle of wine together.  Now for the strange part.  Had someone asked Kadizzle about the man Kadizzle would have got it all wrong.  Kadizzle thought his preacher was as hard core a conservative as is possible. As life always does it threw a curve.  The more Kadizzle gets to know the minister the more he finds the man to be extremely liberal. 

The strangest twist to the story is the minister's relationship with one of his flock who happens to be a good friend of Kadizzle.  Lets just call the friend confused.  Well confused has been a faithful listener to the minister for over twenty years, yet confused voted for Trump, and my preacher would have never considered it.  This is also the case of another good friend who goes to the same church.  It just seems too strange that people can get up on Sunday and go to church and hear what they want to hear.  Even though their minister is telling them Jesus was a liberal they are walking out after the sermon believing Jesus wants them to vote for Trump.

The root of the problem is those who preach the word cannot be too honest, or they will not have a job.  The men of God have to hint at the right thing to do, not actually be too pushy with love and sharing.  This all had a strange twist.  One day the minister said " As far as I am concerned Kadizzle is the best Christian in Hazen".   Of course he did not call me Kadizzle, but you get the point.  Kadizzle has not attended a Sunday Church service in over fifty years.


So what is the moral of the story?  No one is who you think they are.  You are never seeing what you think you are.  Last but not least  " The lord works in strange ways".  Kadizzle might add to that the God of the Bible  surely works in strange ways.   Trump supporters say " Sometimes God uses evil men to do his work".   God could not have chosen a more evil man.  Apparently God had the same scheme in mind when he chose Hitler. 

The minister knows Kadizzle has a reputation far and wide as a non-believer, at least in any traditional sense.  Strangely this gives the minister freedom to talk to someone with absolute freedom.  There is no doctrine that has to be adhered to.  There is no special way the world has to be viewed.  So like so many professions it is nice to take off your official hat and just be yourself.

There is an entire other side to this story.  The good preacher who drinks the communion wine with Kadizzle has been a volunteer forever on the local ambulance squad.   Kadizzle did a short jog on that crew.  It is a real sacrifice.  You are on call.  That means you have to get up in the middle of the night, and that means you don't get to go where you want or do what you want when you want.  It is a tremendous service to the community.  Hazen has as many preachers as it does views on how to telegraph God.  However, none have sacrificed so much time in real service to humanity that Kadizzle knows of.  It might be the old practice what you preach.  It doesn't happen very often.  The evangelicals proved that when they elected Trump.