This and that
by chuckofish
On Sunday morning I was the second lector in church and read the second lesson which was from Hebrews and included the following:
But someone has testified somewhere,
“What are human beings that you are mindful of them,
or mortals, that you care for them?
You have made them for a little while lower than the angels;
you have crowned them with glory and honor,
subjecting all things under their feet.”
I love the vague attribution by the writer. The quote is, by the way, from Psalm 8. You may remember the less politically correct and gender-neutral version:
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet…
King James Version (KJV)
And while we’re on the subject of humans being crowned with glory and honor, let’s give a big shout out to Mike Matheny, the new skipper of the St. Louis Cardinals.
You’re doing a great job, Mike. And you’re cute. But I’ve always been partial to catchers.
On a side note, the rhododendron bush in our yard has thrown out a few flowers. It normally blooms in early April. What a crazy year!
dual personalities 
He is a cutie!!
Talk about ambiguous! The original Psalm is so CLEAR! It’s pretty sad that in the spirit of inclusion a powerful, inspiring message becomes boring and frankly, hard to understand. (I’m going on the assumption that the lesson came from a NRV text.) Yes, “Someone has testified somewhere” is a nice phrase, but the message that the all-encompassing term “man” is endowed by God as the Master of all things from Tsetse Flies to Lions and Tigers and Bears is diminished. And because of this We should do all things for the Glory of God. I know Mike Matheny believes this. Every time Albert Pujols or Carlos Beltran hits a home run he gives Glory to God! This is because everything is very CLEAR to them. Ambiguous messages serve no one.
AND he’s cute.
I agree with you!