Advent 4

Passage: lyrics to the Christmas song You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch
(yes, you read that correctly. Go ahead and giggle... I'm looking at you, Sola Fide)
You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch.
You really are a heel.
You're as cuddly as a cactus;
You're as charming as an eel,
Mr. Grinch.

You're a bad banana
With a greasy black peel.

You're a monster, Mr. Grinch.
Your heart's an empty hole.
Your brain is full of spiders;
You've got garlic in your soul,
Mr. Grinch.

I wouldn't touch you with a
thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole.

You're a vile one, Mr. Grinch.
You have termites in your smile.
You have all the tender sweetness
Of a seasick crocodile,
Mr. Grinch.

Given the choice between the two of you
I'd take the seasick crocodile.

You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch.
You're a nasty, wasty skunk.
Your heart is full of unwashed socks;
Your soul is full of gunk,
Mr. Grinch.

The three words that best describe you
are as follows, and I quote:
"Stink."
"Stank.
"Stunk!"

You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch.
You're the king of sinful sots.
Your heart's a dead tomato splotch
With mouldy purple spots,
Mr. Grinch.

Your soul is an appalling dump heap
overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of
deplorable rubbish imaginable,
Mangled up in tangled-up knots.

You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch,
With a nauseas super naus.
You're a crooked jerky jockey
And you drive a crooked horse,
Mr. Grinch.

You're a three decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich
With arsenic sauce!

Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more. -How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Dr. Seuss

Heh. Bet'ya never expected Dr. Seuss to show up here. Well, BOO! Be surprised. I am an unexpected blogger. Hah.

I love the words to this song and I sing them year round. Yup, you're never too old for Seuss, and I'm happy about that. My favourite line is "Your heart is full of gunk!" because it is so plain after all the elaborate descriptions that were given already. My friend's favourite line is the "Stink. Stank. Stunk!" which can only be described by going "see, 'cause that's [insert her name here]".

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is my sermon today. So, if you've never seen it... well, you're deprived. So go find a copy of it and watch!! And reflect on the messages, please, and think of the application.

Enjoy!

~Godspede