M-O-U-S-E

Maybe because this is 1-Way's 199th entry, maybe because our pastor wore a Mickey or maybe Minnie Mouse shirt at our Elder Board meeting last night, or maybe because we're finishing our study of The Lord's Prayer in Sunday School, but my wierded out thought today connects The Lord's Prayer to the Mickey Mouse Theme Song. And certainly nothing sacrilegious or disrespectful is intended.

Much of the way we pray in our intercession before church services is based on the ACTS principal from the Lord's Prayer. First we give adoration to the Lord. Then we confess our failures. Then we give thanks. And finish with petition or supplication to the Father.

The Lord's Prayer begins the same way "hallowing God's name". In Rev 4:4 we are shown the throne room of Heaven with the 24 elders praying continuously, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God..."

The next part of the prayer, "thy kingdom come/thy will be done" illustrates God's sovereignty and power.

In Mickey's song, recognition is given by spelling his name. Followed by "forever let us hold his banner high". Allegiance is important in the Mickey Mouse club house. But mostly, it's more refrains about spelling his name, and even repeating his name. Of course, he's not holy nor in control of anything. I mean, c'mon, he's a mouse, thus not even a man.

Yet, his followers are asked to "join the jamboree". Now, that's getting too close, because we know from scripture that jubilee( I know the difference) was OT based on a time to allow the fields to lie fallow and forgive debts. But I really think the term was used to rhyme with M-O-U-S-E. Which could have been jubilee. So, good diction there, lyricist.

Yet while most all analogies run out eventually, maybe this one should never have even started.