odds and ends
Mar. 2nd, 2003 10:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kayreWhisper is moving better today, despite another cold snap. She is finally started on a dietary supplement to correct the shortages that showed up in her blood work. It is made of about 7 different fruit juice concentrates plus Vitamin E and selenium. It looks and smells like Hawaiian Punch concentrate! Thankfully, she seems to like the flavor (it’s poured over her grain and stirred in).
My pastor must be wondering what hit him this morning. Our scripture reading was from Colossians, including the passage about various relationships-- Wives, obey your husbands; Husbands, love your wives and don’t be harsh with them, etc. (In case you're curious, text behind )
Colossians 3:18-4:1
18* ¶ Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19* Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.
20* Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is your acceptable duty in the Lord.
21* Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they may lose heart.
22* Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched and in order to please them, but wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.
23 Whatever your task, put yourselves into it, as done for the Lord and not for your masters,
24* since you know that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you serve the Lord Christ.
25* For the wrongdoer will be paid back for whatever wrong has been done, and there is no partiality.
1* ¶ Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, for you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
It’s not a passage I’m particularly fond of, though at least the pastor chose the version with the admonitions for husbands and fathers, rather than the other which just has all the “submit” stuff. But he included the admonition to slaves-- and not the one to their masters! After first service, I told him I found that offensive, and asked him to either omit the verses about slaves, or add the one about masters. Later I found out that the reader for second service had already made much the same demand! He did indeed extend the reading-- the worse of the two options, but better than ending where it did. I’m appalled that he used that passage, especially ending where he originally did-- and delighted that someone besides me spoke up.
My pastor must be wondering what hit him this morning. Our scripture reading was from Colossians, including the passage about various relationships-- Wives, obey your husbands; Husbands, love your wives and don’t be harsh with them, etc. (In case you're curious, text behind )
Colossians 3:18-4:1
18* ¶ Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19* Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.
20* Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is your acceptable duty in the Lord.
21* Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they may lose heart.
22* Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched and in order to please them, but wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.
23 Whatever your task, put yourselves into it, as done for the Lord and not for your masters,
24* since you know that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you serve the Lord Christ.
25* For the wrongdoer will be paid back for whatever wrong has been done, and there is no partiality.
1* ¶ Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, for you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
It’s not a passage I’m particularly fond of, though at least the pastor chose the version with the admonitions for husbands and fathers, rather than the other which just has all the “submit” stuff. But he included the admonition to slaves-- and not the one to their masters! After first service, I told him I found that offensive, and asked him to either omit the verses about slaves, or add the one about masters. Later I found out that the reader for second service had already made much the same demand! He did indeed extend the reading-- the worse of the two options, but better than ending where it did. I’m appalled that he used that passage, especially ending where he originally did-- and delighted that someone besides me spoke up.
