A long tale based on Psalm 40 - the pit
A man fell into a pit.
A subjective person came along and said "I feel for you in that pit."
An objective person came along and said, "well it's logical that someone
would fall into that pit."
A Pharisee came along and said "only bad people fall into pits."
A mathametician came along and calculated how someone fell into
the pit.
A newspaper reporter wanted the exclusive story on the person
in the pit.
A fundamentalist said "you deserve that pit."
A Calvinist said "if you had been saved you would never have
fallen into that pit."
An Armenian said "you were saved and you still fell into the pit."
A charismatic said, "just confess you are not in the pit."
A geologist came along and suggested the man should appreciate
the rock formations of the pit.
A tax officer wanted to know if the man had paid his taxes on the pit.
The Council wanted to know if he had planning permission for the pit.
A self pitying person said "you have not seen anything until you have
seen my pit!
An optimist said, "things could be worse."
A pessimist said, "things will get worse."
Jesus, however seeing the man, reached down and got
him out of the pit.