I have just stumbled across "brother juniper" cartoons. Apparently Brother Juniper was an actual friar and one of the first to join the order of saint Francis. He has been called a fool for Christ and the jester of the courts of the Lord. Juniper had been commanded to quit giving parts of his clothing to the half-naked people he met on the road. Desiring to obey his superior, Juniper once told a man in need that he couldn’t give the man his tunic, but he wouldn’t prevent the man from taking it either. In time, the friars learned not to leave anything lying around, for Juniper would probably give it away. May we all be so foolish for Christ that we would give away the shirt off of our backs. I like this posted cartoon because it fits our society today. When we are offended we are quick to protest and boycott, but slow to pray. I think that is because if we were to pray about it we must be open to possibly being wrong. When we protest we assume we are right. I pray that God will give me the grace and humility to pray before I act.
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