I urge you to follow the Jedi Faith

My name is Don and I’m drinking lager in my local pub.

I believe that individual choice is sacred.

Follow your heart in everything you do.

Be true to yourself and you’ll be alright.

Trust in your instincts.

You can’t go wrong.

I love all the Star Wars films.

Yoda is my hero.

I was so sad when he died.

This is why I’ve signed up to the Jedi faith.

I hope they will build a temple near my house.

I put my faith in the force that glues everything together.

I just love the idea of a religion with light-sabers.

It’s entertaining and it works for me.

It’s a laugh and it floats my boat.

Why not sign up yourself to the Jedi faith?

No pressure to do anything that might inconvenience you.

You are the One in charge.

Never allow anyone to tell you what to believe.

You are an individual and you must trust in yourself.

I like a Chicken Madras curry.

I like Chelsea Football Club.

I like San Miguel lager.

I like a religion that allows me to believe whatever I like.

If you believe in Jedi mystic lore, it’s true for you.

If you don’t believe it, it’s not true for you.

Do remind yourself that you are the Boss.

No one’s got the right to tell you what to believe.

Tomorrow I will probably give up the Jedi faith.

Perhaps I will invent my own religion?

Something about reincarnation, pets and cake.

That’s it….a religion focused on jam doughnuts.

Sounds like a bit of a laugh.

My friend Dave tells me I’m a fool.

He says that God raised Jesus from the dead.

This means we have to trust Him and not Me.

This idea bores me and it isn’t entertaining.

Tonight I will work on my own new religion.

Do join me and create yours.

It will be a laugh.

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Mark Roques

Mark taught Philosophy and Religious Education at Prior Park College, Bath, for many years. As Director of RealityBites he has developed a rich range of resources for youth workers and teachers. He has spoken at conferences in the UK, Holland, South Korea, Spain, Australia and New Zealand.

Mark is a lively storyteller and the author of four books, including The Spy, the Rat and the Bed of Nails: Creative Ways of Talking about Christian Faith. His work is focused on storytelling and how this can help us to communicate the Christian faith. He has written many articles for the Baptist Times, RE Today, Youthscape, Direction magazine and the Christian Teachers Journal.

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