Sunday school

It’s Sunday and the Sun is shining, it’s going to be a tough choice as to whether to go to church or catch the free cable car up to Serre Ratier to catch some of the music being played as Serre Chevalier’s Music Summit draws to a close.

Monetier has rather a famous church, big organ, loads of space, but I don’t know if it’s really me.

In the week I was reading something that mentioned the Ten Commandments, now like most people I’ve heard of them but couldn’t really say I knew them, so I had a look – well you hear so much about them it seemed sensible.

I’m not certain I trust Wikipedia, but it had this to say about the one keeping the sabbath holy:

“But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns.”

It struck me the word slave rather undercut any moral authority these tablets might contain. I had a look elsewhere and the word servant had been used.

So what is it theologians out there?

Slave or servant? I bet there’s a modern version that even says “employee”, but I haven’t found that. Wikipedia is the only source that says “slave” and I reckon that changes a lot, is there a plot or is slave the right word?

So what is it church or slave to the rhythm on the sabbath? But that was Saturday then – oh I’m so confused. It’s not like I’ll be carrying my own bags or anything, just one more thought – can a priest work on the Sabbath then if preaching is his job?

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