I had a profound thought in preparing this sermon. I realized that Jesus is our Womble. Yes, that’s right, our Womble. Some of you might know the Wombles from the British TV show about those very fat lovable furry creatures. Well, did you know that in the UK there is a protest group called the Wombles. What they do is go to the major protests completely covering their bodies with pillows. Next they deliberately put themselves between the riot police and other protestors. So when the riot police get violent and try to attack or dispel the rioters these pillow laden Wombles get in the way and absorb the punishment as a buffer. It is a quite effective ploy used by the protest groups. I
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