sharing the love."...
The Reverend Derek Rigby donned a wig and some torn clothes and
surrounded himself with lager cans and syringes in the church doorway
on Sunday morning.
Most of the congregation at the Trinity Methodist Church in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, ignored the intruder.
Mr Rigby said most were "embarrassed" by their behaviour when he finally revealed himself during the service.
He said: "I couldn't take the car in case anyone spotted it, so I
walked from my home to the church. That was interesting, because my
neighbours avoided me.
"I had bought clothes from a charity shop - which were immaculate - so
I had to dirty them up a bit and I poured a bit of lager on them.
"When I got to the church I arranged a couple of cans and some plastic
syringes, without needles, which I have at home for the dog. It gave
the impression of a real down and out."
He added: "None of them spoke to me, apart from a few who told me off
and told me to get away from their cars, which they kept checking.
"They all ignored me."
He said: "Some were very embarrassed. Nobody was angry with me but they were shocked they had ignored me in the way they had.
"They could have given me a cup of coffee.
"I was surprised rather than disappointed. Some people said they wished
I had been there because I would have known how to deal with the
situation."
Mr Rigby said he had intended to communicate a "serious message of
acceptance in an emotive way", and used the example of the Disciples
not recognising Jesus on the road to Emmaus after his resurrection.
..."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/7497411.stm
/nothing like an extra dose of being self righteous on the way to church.
of course, had he really needed some extra attention, he could have just walked out with a wafer.
nothing like death threats filled with the love of jesus!
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