Look, let's face it - some people are compulsive, just read any of Richard's posts on his Bass Blag where he bangs on about endlessly changing violin strings, practising on his double basses and going to the toilet.
Sometimes though, obsession and overindulgence can be harmful. Look away now if you are of a sensitive disposition ...
... Robert's 'Mass-groupie' hobby seems to have bitten him on the bum (I hope it didn't draw excessive amounts of blood) as he recounts in his latest and non-telegrammic post:
"We had a nice time. I went to Mass in the Palmerston North Holy Spirit Cathedral at 7.30 then picked up L and went to Mass again at 10.30 in her Church. I had just taken the Blessed Eucharist and His Blood when sitting down my nose started to bleed. I had to leave and go to the bathroom because it took ages to stop."
Robert of Bob's discombobulate Bobadilish
I hope that overeating the body of Christ doesn't cause similar (and more southerly) expulsions.
I blame Jesus and his enablers like John.
John 6:52-59
52 Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” 59 He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
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Yawn. I'm going back to read my own post again.
My blog often gets more comments than yours.
Robert chuckles as he wipes his bleeding nose.
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