You Lord - You and Me Right!
February 6th, 2012Bill Cosby does a great stand-up routine about Noah, placing him as a modern day man - and hilarity ensues. Cosby’s Noah responds with typical sarcasm - “It’s the Lord Noah!”
To which Cosby’s Noah responds with a hearty “RIIIIIIGHT!”
By the last bit, Cosby’s Noah absolutely loses it with a typical modern man’s rant -
“Yeah, well I got news for you. I’m sick and tired of this whole mess. The whole neigbourhood’s out there laughing at me. They’re all having a grand time at good old old Noah there. I went out there at my best friend Larry and said I’ve been talking to the Lord, Larry. Larry said Oh, really? Yeah yeah. Lord, Larry, Larry, Lord. You walked off laughing. And I hear ‘em all laughing at me. You know I’m the only guy in this neighbourhood with an Ark? People around here laughing. Picket signs walking up and down. I’m sick and tired of this stuff here. People walking around here - “How you doing Tarzan? How’s everything up there?” Sick and tired of this mess here. You supposed to know all and see all. You let me go out there and bring in a pregnant elephant. You give me no manual for delivery or nuthin’. Never told me the thing was pregnant. There’s good old Naoh waitin’ underneath the elephant there - Brrrrroooooooooom - Right on top. Sick and tired of this mess here. Had enough all this stuff. For you runnin’ around. You supposed to know all and see all. Like I said before. You let me go out there and do all this stuff here…You never even looked in the bottom of that Ark - Have you looked down there? No? Who’s gonna clean up that mess down there? That’s me. I tell you I’ve had enough of this stuff. I tell you what I’m gonna do - I’m letting all these animals out - And I’m gonna burn down this Ark - And I’m going to Florida somewhere ’cause you haven’t done nothin’. I’m sick and tired of all this mess. You foolin’ around. And you haven’t done nothing!…..And you got it rainin’….It’s not a shower is it?….Ok Lord me and you right - ‘Cause I knew it all the time!”
Job was a little more poetic, but no less despairing, lamenting that life is nothing but drudgery, and our nights drag on.and our days pass without hope.
But life isn’t meant to be that way. That doesn’t mean that it is suppose to be easy. To the contrary, we are meant to live our lives with purpose. We are meant to use our lives for advancing the good of mankind, and living the life that we were called to live.
Paul knew this - and he was called in a dramatic fashion on the road to Damascus. He lived to preach - and he lived, despite the trials and toils with joy and purpose.
Jesus too knew his mission - to teach and heal and suffer for our sins. But he too craved peace and quiet, retiring to the desert to recharge, think, and pray.
But he knew what his job, what his calling was - and moved on to the next village. He persevered.
But like Noah, and Job, and Paul, and Jesus - sometimes we too get tired with where we are, we question what we are to do. We have to recharge our batteries. We need to get out in the desert to pray, and think. We need to follow our calling.
And sometimes, like rain on the ark, or the realization that we are weak - but still called to be strong and carry out His will…we know the wisdom in call - “Ok Lord, me and you right - ‘Cause I knew it all the time!”