I saw this cute little thing in the Newsweek that showed up today. It was a short little sidebar on a book of grammar. One example of how grammar changes things is:
A woman without her man would be nothing.
Now just add a little punctuation and see how it changes.
A woman: without her, man would be nothing.
Sooooo…..
Me thinks that maybe it is just our punctuation that needs reforming.
Too often people sing in church:
“Here I am, Lord.”
when what they really mean is….
Here, I am Lord.
I bet most often people are singing:
here i am lord
No grammar at all...
Peace, Fr Jeff.
Or perhaps the Lectionary refrain for Psalm 40:
Here, am I Lord?
Or a beloved hymn from a previous generation:
Holy God we! Praise!
Or even a prayer at Mr Linkletter's funeral:
Our Father who? Art in heaven
On second thought, maybe there's not much to this.