Tuesday, July 27, 2010

America's Got Talent

Just finished watching tonight's live performance of the TV show America's Got Talent.

Some of the dance teams looked like they had 15 or 20 members, and it got me to thinking what the chances were that I could climb into a costume (with the dance team's permission of course) and join them on stage for a show-stopping dance number before folks in the audience noticed and started asking, "What's wrong with that guy? Does he have any idea what he's supposed to be doing?"

Being optimistic, I gave my impersonation about two seconds before the audience started laughing, pointing fingers and throwing sharp-edged projectiles in my direction.

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Very few people would try pulling off such a deceit, because they know perfectly well that costumed or not, their mere presence on stage would instantly give them away.

Then what makes people think they can show up at church and put one over on God?

It is because it's far easier putting on the costume, showing up at 11am, blending in with the congregation and thinking we've got everybody else fooled ... so the Father must be, too?