#suzerain

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JOKE-OGRAPHY:

In this Bible story (Luke 18:1-8), Jesus tells a parable about an unjust judge "who neither fears God (as in "obeys God's laws") nor respects any human being (as in "practices basic decency toward others")." In the story, the judge refuses to render a just judgment for a poor widow, so the widow harasses him until he finally announces, "While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being (bold start), because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see she gets her justice, lest she come and strike me in the eye." Jesus tells this parable to illustrate the need for persistence in prayer. If an unjust human judge does right by the one who prays consistently, how much more so would the perfect infinite Judge of the universe do right by us when we bring our prayers before Him?

In this cartoon, two characters listen to the above parable being read at Mass: Emo Emi (a recurring character with a reputation for being flippant about faith) and her faithful, unnamed mother. At the introduction of the comically godless judge, Emi's mother leans to Emi and accuses her of copying the judge's inconsiderate personality. Emi "har hars" sarcastically in response.