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Something that occurred to me last night as I was getting ready for bed...
Just how happy is a preacher in a month of Sundays?
I mean, sure... I can see the advantages. A whole month with the congregation's attention (theoretically) directed where it should be.
But... Sundays take work for a preacher. Preparations. Writing the sermon. Getting everything set. Going through all that every day for a whole month? With no break? And possibly having to teach Sunday school on top of that?
And what about the congregation, really? How many of them would really come in to church for a whole month of Sundays? Wouldn't at least some of them be inclined to take it as a month's vacation? Even if not, you'd think their attention would start flagging after a while. Not to mention their contributions to the collection plate. Especially since they're not working for a whole month. That could tighten the belt. But meantime the church still has to pay the staff and upkeep and all... could get to be quite a strain.
And the laundry! Putting on your "Sunday best" every day for a month? With the laundry places all closed because it's Sunday? How's that going to work? And, in the larger picture, what about the economy in general, with no one working and no businesses open and...
Of course, I suppose it depends on how it got to be a month of Sundays in the first place. Did some governing body declare it was a month of Sundays? Or did everyone's calendars spontaneously and miraculously change? That could bring about some devotion. But it could also bring about a lot of worry and panic. And arguments between sects. And demands for answers that the preacher in question might not have so readily available...
So think about that on a crappy day. All told, you just might be happier than a preacher in a month of Sundays, after all...
Just how happy is a preacher in a month of Sundays?
I mean, sure... I can see the advantages. A whole month with the congregation's attention (theoretically) directed where it should be.
But... Sundays take work for a preacher. Preparations. Writing the sermon. Getting everything set. Going through all that every day for a whole month? With no break? And possibly having to teach Sunday school on top of that?
And what about the congregation, really? How many of them would really come in to church for a whole month of Sundays? Wouldn't at least some of them be inclined to take it as a month's vacation? Even if not, you'd think their attention would start flagging after a while. Not to mention their contributions to the collection plate. Especially since they're not working for a whole month. That could tighten the belt. But meantime the church still has to pay the staff and upkeep and all... could get to be quite a strain.
And the laundry! Putting on your "Sunday best" every day for a month? With the laundry places all closed because it's Sunday? How's that going to work? And, in the larger picture, what about the economy in general, with no one working and no businesses open and...
Of course, I suppose it depends on how it got to be a month of Sundays in the first place. Did some governing body declare it was a month of Sundays? Or did everyone's calendars spontaneously and miraculously change? That could bring about some devotion. But it could also bring about a lot of worry and panic. And arguments between sects. And demands for answers that the preacher in question might not have so readily available...
So think about that on a crappy day. All told, you just might be happier than a preacher in a month of Sundays, after all...
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Anyway, randomness is what I do. Glad you like. [Must... resist urge... to make... meaningless comment... about... purple platypi...]
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