Do you think I could give my prayers a little extra boost <br />by donning a wizard’s robe and waving a magic wand <br />around while I’m praying? I figure it can’t hurt. Maybe <br />there’ll be a puff of smoke and my prayers will be <br />answered. <br /> <br />By the way, I think the reason Jesus doesn’t perform <br />magic trick miracles anymore is that guys like Harry <br />Houdini and generations of professional magicians have <br />made his miracles seem rather tame. How is he going to <br />compete with guys who can escape from handcuffs in a <br />box under water or catch flying bullets in their teeth? <br /> <br />He really needs to chuck that walking-on-water act and <br />come up with a new routine. He could test it out on the <br />kiddie birthday circuit, then graduate to corporate gigs, <br />and then one day he might headline in a Las Vegas <br />showroom. Then he’d have a huge audience and he <br />could tell them that they’re all sinners but that he’ll <br />expunge their records if they fall in love with him. <br /> <br />But he’ll need to have a lot of razzle-dazzle in his act <br />while he’s proselytizing. If he just does some card <br />tricks or makes a coin disappear in his hand, I think a <br />lot of people will find him kind of dull.<br /><br />Professor Poetry Hound<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/merlin-3/
