{"id":4641,"date":"2026-05-05T15:25:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/?p=4641"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:26:55","slug":"did-you-think-he-was-kidding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/2026\/05\/05\/did-you-think-he-was-kidding\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Think He Was Kidding?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n

Did You Think He Was Kidding?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I Quote
\nJesus,
\nfrom The Big Black Book,
\nI\u2019ll Use an Asterisk
\nand Say<\/p>\n

*\u201cI Hope He Actually
\nSaid This,
\nBecause
\nI Love It,\u201d . . .<\/p>\n

to Wit,<\/p>\n

\u201cIf You Want To
\nTruly Be
\nIn Heaven,
\nBecome
\nLike a Kid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Am I Stretching Things
\nTo Say
\nThis Must Mean
\nThe Being of
\nLove and Light,
\nJoy and Laughter
\nSome Call
\n\u201cGod\u201d
\nIs Actually . . .<\/p>\n

A Big Kid?<\/p>\n

It Follows,
\nDoesn\u2019t It?<\/p>\n

The Creator,
\nThe Maker of
\nAll That Is,<\/p>\n

Is Playful and Curious,
\nLoves a Good Joke,
\n(Just Look Around)
\nand
\nHas Little Inclination
\nTo Be All Serious
\nIn the Way That\u2019s
\nRequired
\nTo Be All Judgmental
\nand Such.<\/p>\n

In Fact,
\nIt Might Be Said
\nHe (She) Just Wants
\nTo Play With You!<\/p>\n

Did You Think
\nJesus
\nWas Kidding?<\/p>\n

(Photo from the Movie, \u201cDogma.\u201d)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Did You Think He Was Kidding? When I Quote Jesus, from The Big Black Book, I\u2019ll Use an Asterisk and Say *\u201cI Hope He Actually Said This, Because I Love It,\u201d . . . to Wit, \u201cIf You Want To Truly Be In Heaven, Become Like a Kid.\u201d Am I Stretching Things To Say […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-just-sayin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t