STRAW

Advent 16

STRAW.

This reminds me of the story of the three pigs, in their struggle against those oppressing them, a fox.

In their futile attempts to prevent the fox from enjoying the delights of pork chops, pork belly and all the other delicious cuts of pork, they built a house of straw.

You get the picture, anyhow enough of pigs and foxes.

Straw is not exactly the most comfortable material to sleep on, nor is it fitting for a king, even a newborn King to sleep on!

But then Jesus was different and straw seems most appropriate.

He came in weakness, as a baby, grew into a man, who disappointed most of the religious leaders of the day and made friends with the dodgy side of town, and this my friends was the ‘last straw’ for the religious leaders!!