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[hatman]

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...

Comments

[leeson.livejournal.com]

...

Babe, you think too much.

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

And you only just figured this out?

[leeson.livejournal.com]

Paul: 1
Ken: 0

*grouses*

as in the intransitive verb, "to complain" not...the bird

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

Holy crap, you're psychic. Was toying with the idea of mentioning something about the bird. But, as it happens, I couldn't come up with anything really good decided against it.

But hey, w00t! Point for me! (I scored! With a cute girl!)

And sure, point for you for heading off the potential for avian pun "humor."

[ladymirth.livejournal.com]

The MIT brain is a weird, weird place.

But I like it! XD

[vanilladreaming.livejournal.com]

That poor poor preacher, he doesnt sound happy at all. Would he then get a month without sundays though, so he can have a huge holiday or something? Or maybe he'll just want to sleep, I would think hes tired out after a whole month of sermons...

[annabtg.livejournal.com]

Out of curiosity, is there some saying about preachers and Sundays, or was it a completely, completely random thought?

See ya,
Anna.

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

It's an expression, albeit a relatively rare (and rather colloquial) one. Alt-Perry uses it when he first meets Lois to describe his feelings about her "return." The idea, as mentioned, is that Sunday is a preacher's special day, so you'd think he'd be indescribably happy to have a whole month of them.

[doranwen.livejournal.com]

Lol, I was trying to remember where I'd heard it--and yes, it was L&C, though I'm sure I've read it somewhere. Not one I've ever used--and for SDAs, it just doesn't work. (Or maybe it works too well--a month full of days to work in your yard and get laundry done . . . at least, that's how my family uses Sundays.) *g*

And you think about the most random things sometimes. *g*

[beansideirae.livejournal.com]

i'm not sure if i've heard that phrase before or not; the "month of sundays" part sounds familiar, but not the preacher. anyway i greatly enjoyed your analysis of it. have i mentioned recently that i enjoy the refreshing randomness of your posts? *g*

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

The phrase is also used in another expression, which I just happened to hear yesterday when my nephew was watching Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (they don't make 'em like that anymore...): "It'll be a month of Sundays before that happens..." or "You could wait a month of Sundays, and it still won't happen..." or some similar version of that. Meaning, basically, 30 weeks(a month's worth of Sundays). Or, depending on context, "never."

Anyway, randomness is what I do. Glad you like. [Must... resist urge... to make... meaningless comment... about... purple platypi...]

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm Jewish. Doesn't exactly work for me, either. But I heard it and so, at some point, I started to wonder...

[doranwen.livejournal.com]

Lol, well, thanks for carrying out the illogicality of the whole thing, was quite amusing . . . *g*

[beansideirae.livejournal.com]

that's the phrase i'm used to, yeah.