Have you seen those either disgustingly or refreshingly frank toilet paper commercials (some have
cute bears) with the message “Everybody has to go. Why not enjoy it? Enjoy the go!”? (You can find them on YouTube.)
If we look at this from a religious perspective, we can
maybe draw some lessons from it. Really.
First: Our entire
bodies, even our excretory systems, are marvels of God’s work.
Second: Everybody
goes (or went). I wonder in how many
bathrooms, as Mom or Dad reads Everybody
Poops, Aiden or Charlotte pipes up from the potty chair to ask if that
includes Jesus and his mommy. (The
answer is yes, although I am on the fence about Jackie Kennedy.)
So why not enjoy the go?
But what I also get out of the commercials is that “The Go”
is our lives. We have all of God’s gifts
and the best way to give thanks is to make the most of them and enjoy them.
We don’t have to try to be model Christians all the
time. (Well, maybe we do, but we can
still have fun doing it.)
So walk in the rain, smell the popcorn at the movies (and
eat it with butter), belt out the hymns (or whatever you like), kiss your
family, friends, and pets.
Joy is one of the best ways to praise God. And as you radiate joy, you send the message
“This is what a believing Christian looks like.”
Of course, it might not be a good evangelizing technique to
talk about enjoying the literal go. But
otherwise, knock yourself out.
Enjoy the go!
Note: To give credit
where it is due, the commercials are for Charmin. What would Mr. Whipple say?
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