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FAITH COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER
february 12, 2014
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With snow and ice in view, I can’t help but think of one painfully hilarious moment in the Christmas classic “A Christmas Story” when Ralphie’s friend Swartz dares his friend Flick to touch his tongue to a frozen pole. Flick: Are you kidding? Stick my tongue to that stupid pole? That’s dumb! Schwartz: That’s ‘cause you know it’ll stick! Flick: You’re full of it! Schwartz: Oh yeah? Flick: Yeah! Schwartz: Well I double-DOG-dare ya! Ralphie as Adult: [narrating] NOW it was serious. A double-dog-dare. What else was left but a triple-dare-you, and finally, the coup de grace of all dares, the sinister triple-dog-dare. Schwartz: I TRIPLE-dog-dare ya! Ralphie as Adult: [narrating] Schwartz created a slight breach of etiquette by skipping the triple-dare-you and going right for the throat! How many foolish things have we
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done in response to these three little words? I – Dare – You. What follows them is almost always a risk. Attempt that trick, taste that food, engage in that mischief, call that girl…try your hand at something that may result in danger, amusement, growth, suffering, simple success or an unexpected fortune. The outcome of the risk could be silly or seismic, but whatever the outcome might be, there’s something about those three little words that tempt most of us, for better or for worse, to give something a try. I’m hoping that is something that may hold true for many of us during this Lenten season. We often think of Lent as a season of repentance, penitence, and preparation. It is. The practice of giving something up for Lent is one of the ways we prepare ourselves for