A little something I found in my files; I hope you get the point.
Then Jesus took his disciples up to the mountain, and gathering them around him, he taught them saying, “Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek; blessed are they that mourn; blessed are the merciful; blessed are they who thirst for justice; blessed are you when you are persecuted; blessed are you when you suffer. Be glad and rejoice for your reward is great in heaven...”
Then Simon Peter asked, “Do we have to write this down?”
And Andrew asked, “Are we supposed to know this?”
And James asked, “Will we have a test on it?”
And Phillip asked, “What if we don’t know it?”
And Bartholomew asked, “Do we have to turn this in?”
And John said, “The other disciples didn’t have to learn this!”
And Matthew asked, “When do we get out of here?”
And Judas asked, “What does this have to do with real life?”
Then one of the Pharisees present asked to see Jesus’ lesson plans, and inquired of Jesus his terminal objectives in the cognitive domain.
And Jesus wept.
. . .and He still does
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