the biblical book of Cousins

the biblical book of cousins

fiction
Edward w Pritchard

If Jesus would ask me I would be glad to help write the Biblical book of Cousins. He could put the Book of cousins some where in the new Testament if he wished. Perhaps near the book of Philemon, because I for one like to read short chapters in the Bible

Second cousins are easy. No pretense. Jesus would understand himself, cousins have none of the complexities that are associated with brothers or friends and business associates [ disciples]. With a second cousin you can just be yourself; no posturing and no expectations. Maybe a little blundering around initially to remember whose who but none of the posturing that goes with first cousin's relationships.

Blessed is a cousin who lends a truck. Blessed is a cousin whose wife is a good cook. Blessed is a cousin whose children play college football and blessed is a cousin who you can not see or think of for thirty years and then start right in again talking to or just sit beside and say nothing and still be comfortable.

You always like how your cousins look even when they change with aging and the inflection of your cousins voice is forever fascinating. Legally you never have to divorce or separate from your cousins
and if your cousin's wife leaves a Tupperware dish at your house for twelve years after your daughter's graduation you can just give it back when you see her, you don't have to hire a lawyer when you hand the dish to her to explain why you hung on to it without calling her.

Cousins are better than friends because they are friends who never change. Since you don't see them much there is no personal growth issues and no evolution or emotional sensitivity burnout with cousins like there are with friendships. Intimacy is never a sensitive issue with cousins.

I have a lot of better material to write about for the biblical book of cousins but I will save some of it for later if Jesus asks me to help write the actual Book of Cousins. Hopefully for the convenience of the reader Jesus will agree to have the book of Cousins be a short biblical chapter near the book of Philemon.