Why are we doing this?
I suppose The Guy Upstairs is bored and looking for entertainment again. That would explain the aerial P.O.V. in panel 3: we see what a bored Almighty sees, as He looks down upon Funky working his rehab in the parking lot of the First Church of Westview.
Looks like the Tale of Funky’s Woe is going to go on for at least another week. Our hero’s latest ordeal has him submitting to the poorly drawn yet muscular mitts of a seemingly 7-foot-tall, sexually ambiguous, wisecracking masseur/masseuse. Don’t bother asking for a “happy ending”, Funkman…those are never found in your world.
Well at least as much as having a Funky Winkerbean mug sitting on your desk qualifies you as a winner…
The entry that made me chortle outloud the most was… drumroll…. Epicus Doomus! The reply, plus the fact Bull seems amused by it all, won me over.
Epicus, send me an email at david.orth @ gmail.com with your address so you can claim your prize, as it were.
And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job, and that there is no one on earth like him, blameless and upright, fearing God and avoiding evil?” But Satan answered the LORD and said, “Is it for nothing that Job is God-fearing? Have you not surrounded him and his family and all that he has with your protection? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock are spread over the land. But now put forth your hand and touch anything that he has, and surely he will blaspheme you to your face.
The Book of Job, 1:8-11
In the story of Job, God, at the Devil’s urging, singles out a good, decent guy, upon whom he visits misfortune after misfortune, just to see how much poor Job can take without losing faith. Despite having all his possessions destroyed, his offspring wiped out, and a hideous case of boils, Job hangs tough. His words to his wife sum up his attitude: “[S]hall we receive good from God and shall not receive evil?” Job’s friends come to visit and all wonder what Job has done to deserve this treatment. After his ordeal, Job is rewarded by God with double his riches, more offspring, and another 140 years of life on Earth.
Our modern-day Job understands and has come to accept his role as God’s Punching Bag. “I used to go years without stuff like this happening to me (Shall we receive good from God…) and now it happens to me every five minutes (…and shall not receive evil?)”
That’s our sermon for today, folks! Thanks again to David O for guest-blogging in this space last week.
Son of Stuck Funky 