Too priceless to leave buried in the comment box ....

A, who just "crossed the Tiber" Saturday night, claims on his blog to have "nothing to say." And yet, he left me such a wonderful comment on my last post that I had to bring it out here into the light of the mainblog to share with the world.

Gospel of Mary J. Blige Chapter 1

1. Hear me O Lord,
   And make me like unto Mary J Blige.


2. Rain blessings upon her, for her mighty witness Lord.


3. For she hath shown your servant the error of his admiration of the Bonhoeffers and Mother Teresas of this world.


4. She hath taken a stand against all that is meekness, and lowliness, and she hath shown forth your bling, mighty God.


5. Let the bling of her holiness shine, as the sun o Lord of Glory.


6. In a world hungry for your love, let the bling cover the earth, as the mink covers her back.


7. Who is like her o lord, who trods in Prada, and Gucci?


8. Her fame is spread among the heathen, and her righteousness is shouted from the hilltop.


9. Mary J Blige, shall reign in splendor, her fame shall be preached to the generations.


10. From the lineage of Claimit.


11. For Nameit beget claimit, and claimit beget Hagan. Now Hagan beget Copeland,


12. and Copeland beget Paul, who looked upon Jan's pink hair and was pleased.


13. Now Jan was found with child. And when the season of her delivery was at hand, she brought forth a daughter,


14. And she wrapped the child in designer furs, and laid her in cash.


15. And the child did grow in grace, and did teach the heathen, that it is the money that is salvation.


16. Make me like unto Mary J Blige, o Lord.


17. for she hath shown that it is not bread for your people to be without.

Ya Gotta Love the "Personal God" Idea .....

MSNBC headline caught my eye as I started up the computer this morning – God Wants Blige to Wear Bling:

Mary J. Blige says she has found religion, but she makes no apologies for her earthly materialism. In fact, she says God has willed her to wear bling.

"My God is a God who wants me to have things," the singer tells May's Blender magazine. "He wants me to bling. He wants me to be the hottest thing on the block. I don't know what kind of God the rest of y'all are serving, but the God I serve says, 'Mary, you need to be the hottest thing this year, and I'm gonna make sure you're doing that'."