After hymns finished, Brother Hackendorf got a determined look in his eye. We saw the spirit was upon him.
That’s when the snakes came out.
Brother picked one up and held it high. “Rebuke the Devil! Lucifer’s bite can’t harm a righteous man!”
Brother wasn’t as righteous as he thought.
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Word Count: 50
Author’s Note: This piece of micro fiction was written in response to challenge hosted by Elizabeth Frattaroli. For this month’s challenge, the subject was left open, but the word count was restricted to 50 words or less.
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Ha ha ha. Oh, he talks to snakes. They don’t like him. He should’ve stayed with speaking in tongues. Ha ha. I really liked that. Lucy
Is that a creepy photo or what? The guy looks a little off to me. Glad you liked the story. 🙂
Kate. This is hilarious. I loved it. So much so that I shared it with my hubby. We both can really appreciate the humor in this. It’s also very unfortunate that these ‘brothers’ really do exist.
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Hi Staci! Glad the story gave you a chuckle. I do laugh, but on another level, I wonder about these individuals. I understand in the US there are still some churches that advocate the handling of poisonous snakes in services. That truly perplexes me!
Fifty words of fantastic-ness!
I loved it. ❤
Thank you! ❤
A very good lesson in self-righteousness.
Well put! 🙂
Fifty awesome words! But I think the snake the guy is holding is a boa constrictor – gentle creatures that only bite if they are head shy. We had one for years (my son’s) and I grew a great respect for snakes. They are truly amazing creatures and normally very shy.
Hi Noelle, glad you liked the story! Thanks for commenting. So much for handling dangerous serpents in this particular guy’s church LOL! Still creeps me out though.
… and only fifty words. Superb job.
Thanks, Keith! Hope you’re having a fabulous Friday. 🙂
Ahh! Snakes…yish! Brother shouldn’t trust a snake…
I’ve never understood the idiocy of sects that handle poisonous snakes… gives me the creeps to even think about it!
Me too. I haven’t witnessed this type of sermon, but I have friends here in the south who have. Super strange!!
Hah! Goodbye brother. What a great amount of information in a small amount of words.
Thanks! 🙂