Doesn’t a firkin usually contain alcohol?

So an alcoholic beverage would not go amiss around here, although no intentions to be naughty with it so put your minds at rest, parents.  I say this however, because the church budget did not pass yesterday.  Now, we had been led to believe that if it didn’t pass, what that would mean is that David would be out of a job as of 1 January.  However, “everyone,”  and by “everyone” I mean people who like us and are trying to encourage us, says that there is no way the church would cut us adrift like that.  Well, I guess I’d like to think so, but the church has to do what the church has to do.  Right now the church has no money, so is seems to me there are some hard decisions in the offing.  And to top it off we have a new pastor and what is the number one thing pastors-in-training are told in seminary (among about a jillion other “number one” things)?  Don’t make gigantic changes (like staffing) in your first year!!  Well…. I’d hate to be our pastor I guess.  I don’t know how he and the rest of the administrative council are going to reconcile this one.  I’m not sure I see why it is David’s job that has to be cut to make budget… is there really absolutely nothing else that can be cut?  I don’t know.  What I do know is that if God wants us to make a move, He may be forcing the issue, I guess.  So although the firkin of faith still exists, I will admit being dismayed that a firkin weighs about 75 pounds.  It is tiring to be facing possible job loss and moving and finishing the house etc etc etc.  That is really what the deal is.  I still believe that God will take care of us, but I just don’t feel like going through the long arduous process.  Yep, I’m a lazy bum.  But, this too shall pass.  God wots, as Debbie Rice (and others) used to say.