The fruit of the Spirit is not grumpiness

Only very occasionally can I be accused of being grumpy.

My cheerful smiling disposition is evident from most photographs.

Yesterday I was accused by three people of being grumpy.

Guilty, my Lord!

1. Might be because I've lived in four different houses in 12 days.
2. Might be because I painted two rooms with three coats of paint in 14 hours the day after moving into the house.
3. Might be because as a lover of routine I ain't got one yet.
4. Might be that I am missing Sheila who is a major grumpiness cure.
5. Might be because despite the clock change the weather is still miserable.
6. Might be because I am becoming a grumpy old man.

I think it's a combination of 1 to 5. Number 6 is impossible.

One of my favourite art forms is stained glass. The picture is from Bar-Hill Shared Church in Cambridge and i designed a tapestry of this some years ago. When I feel grumpy an image like this acts like a grumpiness evaporator - it reminds me that God's wonderful world is far too much fun, and has far too much beauty for grumpiness to be anything other than a transient aberration of spirit. Or so I hope. I'll do another blog post on this window - it is an ecumenical treasure.

 

Comments

[Jason Goroncy]

Ah Jim. Reminds me of Groucho Marx's comments about theatre critics: 'I'm not going to defend critics. The fact is, I don't know what purpose they serve. But whatever it is, they have the right to serve it in any man's theatre, however disastrous the consequences'.

BTW: you may enjoy these: http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/g/grumpiness.asp

[lynn]

good to see that pic! My previous senior pastor's son went to that church. You know him! (the senior one LOL)