Trinity 7

(The Gospel for Sunday is Mark 8:1-9 This isn't quite how it goes)

So, when jesus had preached a brief and entertaining sermon, he noted that people were still waiting around. So he said to his disciples, "I am certain that we can start to bilk these people now, for they've been willing to listen for a while. Let's lighten their pockets a bit before they go home." So then he stood and said to the crowd, "Oh yes, we need to have another collection for. . . um. . . mission work. . . so let's see what you have." And suddenly the people pulled out food and durable goods and gave it to Jesus, and then they went away. And Jesus said, "Ah, now disciples, we can live a life of luxury, and in our luxourious, cushy life, then we can maybe hold another one of these seminars and collect more."

But one of his disciples asked, "Um, aren't we at least going to do some mission work." And jesus thought, and then he said, "Okay, we'll go, we'll take some, just some, mind you, some of what we've gotten, we'll swoop on into some poor village, look like fantastic heroes, have people fawn over us, give them a little bit, and then come back to our own well stocked homes - and we'll feel really good about ourselves. Sound good?" And then there was much rejoicing, for the the disciples had much money and people thought they were doing such good work - and if many starved and died, oh what of that, oh what of that?