I’m a Bible-carrying Mr Bean. Here’s the proof

Jeff Lucas shares his most embarrassing moment

My life has been packed full of embarrassing moments. I’d like to be more competent at navigating the daily intricacies of life but, as a Christian leader, I’ve often felt like a Bible-carrying Mr Bean. But out of my vast and ever-increasing collection of gaffs, the one I share here is perhaps the most excruciating.

It began with a desire to buy an antique grandfather clock. I’d been eyeing one in a local shop for a while, and I’d stopped by to take a photo of it. The plan was to send the snap to a clock specialist for a second opinion. 

A few days later, I had minor surgery. I’d like to resist being indelicate but suffice to say that the surgeon was attending to my posterior region. Wanting to follow up on the procedure, the doctor called to ask if I was recovering well. “I’d like to check that everything is OK,” he murmured, “but I can’t fit you in for an appointment for a while.” It was then that he came up with what seemed a rather bizarre but bright idea. “Tell you what…just take a photo with your phone and email it over to me. That way I can check on you without the need for you to come in.” 

When doctors speak, I do what I’m told, so I navigated taking the rather awkward photo, saved it to my phone and duly sent it to him; he emailed back that all was well. 

I really meant to delete that photo. But in the rush and busyness of life, it slipped my mind. 

A week or so later…