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Friday, January 12, 2007

Instant theology

I was having a healthy lunch yesterday when an idea came to me that I have decided to call Pot Noodle theology. The reasoning goes like this:
When you take off the lid of a Pot Noodle the contents look strange and unappetizing, even if you are really in the mood for a Pot Noodle at the time; similarly if you get to know people they're often pretty strange creatures, with some quite unattractive qualities, even if you quite like people generally.
This is strange, because a Pot Noodle contains all the ingredients, but in dried form; they just don't look great. People, we're assured, are made in the image of God; it's hard to see that sometimes.
When you add hot water and stir, a change occurs: suddenly the Pot Noodle looks attractive, and what's more, tastes great (if you really dislike Pot Noodles you may disagree with this). When God pours his Spirit out on people, suddenly you can see how the idea of them being made in the image of God makes sense really, and you can start talking about food-related metaphors like fruit or, er, fruit (if you really dislike christians you may disagree with this)
So there we are. A popular snack food shows how God makes us into who we really are (especially if we're prepared for some hot water)

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